Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2422

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 obligation gives rise to a new obligation, namely the negotiable-instrument obligation, alongside the ordinary obligation. The creditor has the option of recourse against the debtor through an action on the instrument or an action on the original debt. What follows therefrom. An example. - 455 - Procedure
Arabic original
إنشاء الورقة التجارية كأداة للوفاء بالتزام سابق يترتب عليه نشأة التزام جديد هو الالتزام الصرفي إلى جوار الالتزام العادي. للدائن خيار الرجوع على المدين بدعوى الصرف أو بدعوى الدين الأصلي. ما يترتب على ذلك. مثال. - ٤٥٥ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦١/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٩/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٣٤)

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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