Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 775

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

English translation of the principle

A cheque is, in principle, an instrument of payment for discharge of an existing debt. The drawer's allegation otherwise. He must prove his allegation. - The beneficiary's good faith is presumed. Whoever alleges his bad faith must prove it. - Issuance of a cheque in favor of the beneficiary bank without proof that it was issued for a purpose other than payment or for collection of its value and crediting it to his account. The judgment nevertheless ordering the beneficiary to pay its value to the drawer contradicts what is established in the documents and involves defective reasoning.
Arabic original
الشيك بحسب الأصل أداة وفاء لقضاء دين قائم. ادعاء الساحب غير ذلك. عليه إثبات ما يدعيه. - حسن نية المستفيد مفترض. على من يدعي سوء نيته إثبات ذلك. - صدور الشيك لصالح البنك المستفيد دون أن يثبت صدوره لغيرالوفاء أو لتحصيل قيمته وإضافتها في حسابه. قضاء الحكم رغم ذلك بالزام المستفيد بدفع قيمته للساحب يخالف الثابت بالأوراق وينطوي على فساد في الاستدلال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٥/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٤)

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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