Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3523

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

English translation of the principle

Execution of a commercial instrument as a means of discharging a prior obligation. Its necessary consequence. The existence of a negotiable-instrument obligation alongside the original obligation. The effect thereof. The creditor's option to proceed against the debtor by an action on the negotiable instrument or an action on the original debt.
Arabic original
تحرير الورقة التجارية كأداة للوفاء بالتزام سابق. لازمه. قيام التزام صرفي إلى جانب الالتزام الأصلي. أثر ذلك. خيار الدائن في الرجوع على المدين بدعوى الصرف أو دعوى الدين الأصلي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/٩١ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٦٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 595. PDF pages: 595.

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