Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3076

Creation of a commercial instrument as a means of discharging a prior obligation. Effect thereof. A new obligation arises, namely the obligation under the negotiable instrument, alongside and independently of the original obligation. The creditor has the choice of proceeding against the debtor by an action on the negotiable instrument or an action on the original debt. Extinction of the first action by limitation. It does not affect the second action.