Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3668
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A cheque is an instrument of payment until the contrary is proved and it is proved to be an instrument evidencing a debt. The basis thereof. Freedom from liability is the presumption until evidence of liability is established. The burden of proving that delivery of the cheque was by way of lending to the person in whose favour it was drawn or to whom it was endorsed rests on whoever alleges this.
Arabic original
الشيك أداة وفاء حتى يثبت ما يخالف ذلك وأنه سند لدين. أساس ذلك. أن براءة الذمة هي الأصل إلى أن يقوم الدليل على إنشغالها. عبء إثبات أن تسليم الشيك كان على وجه المداينة لمن حرر لصالحه أو من ظهر إليه على من يدعي ذلك.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٩/٨٦ مدني جلسة ١٢/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني- المجلد الثاني ص ٩٤٠)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 620. PDF pages: 620.
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