Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3534
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The drawer's negligence in safeguarding the checkbook delivered to him by the bank entails liability on his part, rather than on the part of the drawee bank, toward injured endorsees. The drawer's obligation to safeguard the checkbook. The obligation of an ordinary person.
Arabic original
إهمال الساحب في المحافظة على دفتر الشيكات المسلم إليه من البنك يترتب عليه مسئولية دون البنك المسحوب عليه قبل المظهر إليهم المضرورين. التزام الساحب بالمحافظة على الدفتر. التزام الرجل العادي.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٠/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٨٢)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 597. PDF pages: 597.
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