Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 753

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

English translation of the principle

Acceptance of a cheque as payment to settle the original debt. Payment conditional upon its value. Non-fulfillment of the condition. Its effect. The creditor regains his right to claim against his debtor. The holder's resort directly to an action claiming the original debt without first presenting the cheque to the drawee bank to establish the inability to collect its value. A judgment declaring the action inadmissible. No error.
Arabic original
قبول الشيك أداء لتسوية الدين الأصلى. وفاء معلق على شرط بقيمته. عدم تحقق الشرط. أثره. استعادة الدائن حقه في مطالبة مدينه. لجوء الحامل مباشرة إلى دعوى المطالبة بالدين الأصلى دون البدء بتقديم الشيك للبنك المسحوب عليه لإثبات تعذر استيفاء قيمته. الحكم بعدم قبول الدعوى. لا خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 143. PDF pages: 143.

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