Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3526

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

English translation of the principle

Creation of a commercial instrument. Its effect: an obligation under the instrument arises alongside the original obligation. The creditor may have recourse against his debtor by an action on the instrument or on the original debt. His pursuit of an ordinary action subjects him to its rules alone, not those of an action on the instrument. Rationale therefor. - 595 - Commercial
Arabic original
إنشاء الورقة التجارية. أثره: نشوء التزام صرفي إلى جوار الالتزام الأصلي. للدائن الرجوع على مدينه بدعوى الصرف أو الدين الأصلي. سلوكه سبيل الدعوى العادية يخضعه لأحكامها وحدها دون دعوى الصرف. علة ذلك. - ٥٩٥ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٦/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١/١١/١٩٩٤ 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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