Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 716

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

English translation of the principle

The holder of a commercial instrument. Good faith is presumed on his part. The relevant time for establishing bad faith is the time of endorsement.
Arabic original
الحامل للورقة التجارية. افتراض حسن النية في جانبه. العبرة في إثبات سوء النية بوقت حصول التظهير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٣/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ١١/٤/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٣٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 137. PDF pages: 137.

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