Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3776

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

English translation of the principle

A cheque. Its nature. An instrument of payment. Its cause: an existing debt due to the person in whose favour it was drawn or to whom it devolved, pursuant to the presumption arising from its delivery to the beneficiary, unless it is established that its cause is otherwise. - The beneficiary of a cheque. The owner of the funds for payment. The implication of this. It is the beneficiary, not the drawer, who has an interest in objecting to payment to another.
Arabic original
الشيك. ماهيته. أداة وفاء. سببه: دين قائم مستحق لمن حرر لصالحه أو آل إليه إعمالاً لقرينة تسليمه للمستفيد ما لم يثبت أن سببه مغاير لذلك. - المستفيد في الشيك. هو المالك لمقابل الوفاء. مؤدى ذلك. أنه صاحب المصلحة في الاعتراض على الوفاء لغيره دون الساحب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 635. PDF pages: 635.

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