Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2796

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

English translation of the principle

A cheque is not invalidated by the absence or insufficiency of funds for payment. The beneficiary's receipt of the cheque's value. Taking what is due to him. The implication of this. He may not be required to repay it.
Arabic original
الشيك لا يبطل لعدم وجود مقابل وفاء له أو لعدم كفايته. استيفاء المستفيد لقيمة الشيك. أخذ لما هو مستحق له. مؤدى ذلك. امتناع مطالبته بالرد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠١/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 479. PDF pages: 479.

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