Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 191

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The statement concerning the place of payment. A promissory note must include it. The effect of its omission. It loses its banking character, falls outside the scope of negotiable instruments law, and is regarded as an ordinary instrument containing an acknowledgment of debt and is not considered a commercial act.
Arabic original
البيان الخاص بمكان الوفاء. وجوب اشتمال السند لأمرٍ عليه. أثر خلوه منه. فقده صفته المصرفية وخروجه من نطاق قانون الصرف وعدُ سنداً عادياً يتضمن إقراراً بدين ولا يعد عملاً تجارياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٠/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 43. PDF pages: 43.

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