Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 746

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

English translation of the principle

Signing bills of exchange in blank without a loan for which they would secure the beneficiary's right. Proof that the motive for signing them, in light of the circumstances surrounding their execution, was the withdrawal of a case filed against the woman obligated under them and her strong desire not to incur criminal punishment. Its implication. They were signed without a debt and without a cause. Its effect. Their nullity for absence of cause.
Arabic original
توقيع كمبيالات على بياض دون قرض تكون ضماناً لحق المستفيد فيه. ثبوت أن الباعث على توقيعها في ضوء ظروف وملابسات تحريرها التنازل عن قضية محررة ضد الملتزمة فيها ورغبتها الشديدة في عدم الوقوع تحت طائلة العقاب الجزائي. مؤداه. أنها وقعت بلا دين و بدون سبب. أثره. بطلانها لانعدام سببها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٣/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٣٠/١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 141. PDF pages: 141.

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