Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2420

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 payment. Its effect: the existence of an obligation under the instrument alongside the original obligation. Its implication: the creditor has the choice of recourse against the debtor by an action on the instrument or an action on the original debt. Pursuing the latter action. Its effect.
Arabic original
إنشاء الورقة التجارية كأداة وفاء. أثره: قيام التزام صرفي بجوار الالتزام الأصلي. مؤداه: أن للدائن الخيار بين الرجوع على مدينه بدعوى الصرف أو دعوى الدين الأصلي. سلوكه طريق الدعوى الأخيرة. أثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/١٩٩١ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩١٢)

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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