Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2419

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

English translation of the principle

Creation of a commercial instrument as a means of discharging a prior original obligation. Its effect. An obligation under the instrument arises alongside the original obligation. The creditor has the choice of recourse by an action on the instrument or an action on the original debt. Each obligation is independent of the other.
Arabic original
إنشاء الورقة التجارية كأداة للوفاء بالتزام أصلي سابق. أثره. نشوء التزام صرفي إلى جانب الالتزام الأصلي للدائن الخيار في الرجوع بدعوى الصرف أو بدعوى الدين الأصلي. استقلال كل من الالتزامين عن الآخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٥/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٦/٥/١٩٩٠ 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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