Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 512

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

English translation of the principle

Bank deposit. A contract granting the bank ownership of the money and the power to dispose of it according to its needs, with an obligation to return it to the depositor. - 98 - Commercial - A deposit earmarked for a specific task. Its definition: a deposit entrusted by the customer to the bank to perform a task on his account. It falls within the meaning of agency. The depositary occupies the position of an agent. The implication of this - Its connection with another contract, namely opening a simple account that always remains in credit for the customer. It lacks the characteristics of a current account.
Arabic original
الوديعة المصرفية. عقد يخول البنك ملكية النقود والتصرف فيها تبعاً لحاجته مع التزامه بردها للمودع. - ٩٨ - تجاري - الوديعة المخصصة لعمل معين. تعريفها: وديعة يعهد بها العميل للبنك لتنفيذ عمل لحسابه. دخولها في معنى الوكالة. المودع لديه في مركز الوكيل. مقتضى ذلك - اتصالها بعقد آخر هو فتح حساب بسيط يظل دائماً دائناً بالنسبة للعميل. تنتفي عنه خصائص الحساب الجاري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 98. PDF pages: 98–99.

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