Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2418

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Creation of a commercial instrument. In discharge of a prior obligation, it gives rise to a new obligation. It is the negotiable-instrument obligation alongside the original obligation. The creditor may have recourse against the debtor through an action on the instrument or an action on the original debt.
Arabic original
إنشاء ورقة تجارية. وفاءً لالتزام سابق يترتب عليه نشوء التزام جديد. هو الالتزام الصرفي إلى جانب الالتزام الأصلي. للدائن الرجوع على المدين بدعوى الصرف أو دعوى الدين الأصلي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 455. PDF pages: 452.

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