Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 788

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

English translation of the principle

A cheque is an instrument of payment and embodies its cause in itself. Its delivery to the beneficiary. A legal presumption that its cause is payment. Proof that delivery of the cheque was as security for performance of an obligation. Precludes reliance on it as evidence of payment of the debt.
Arabic original
الشيك أداة وفاء وينطوي بذاته على سببه. تسليمه للمستفيد. قرينة قانونية على أن سببه هو الوفاء. ثبوت أن تسليم الشيك كان ضماناً لتنفيذ التزام. انتفاء الاستدلال به على أنه وفاء للدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٤/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 147. PDF pages: 147.

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