Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3664

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

English translation of the principle

The debt represented by the current-account balance is not subject to the limitation period that governed it before its entry into the account. It is subject to the ordinary limitation period prescribed for the balance arising from the current-account contract.
Arabic original
عدم خضوع دين رصيد الحساب الجاري للتقادم الذي كان يحكمه قبل دخوله الحساب. خضوعه للتقادم العادي المقرر للرصيد الناشىء من عقد الحساب الجاري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٠/٨٠ تجاري جلسة ٤/٣/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول- المجلد الأول ص ٤٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 619. PDF pages: 619.

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