Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 769

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

English translation of the principle

Delivery of the “shīm” to the beneficiary. Effect. Arising of a presumption that it was drawn as an instrument of payment of a debt due to him until what contradicts that presumption is proved.
Arabic original
تسليم الشيم للمستفيد. أثره. نشوه قرينة على أن حرر كأداة وفاء بدين مستحق له إلى أن يثبت ما يخالف تلك القرينة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٨/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 145. PDF pages: 145.

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