Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 800

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

English translation of the principle

Cheque. Its nature. An instrument of payment whose cause is the discharge of a debt due to the person in whose favour it was drawn or to whom it devolved, unless the drawer alleges otherwise and proves that the cause is different and that he issued it as security for performance of an obligation owed to him by the beneficiary. - 148 - Commercial
Arabic original
الشيك. ماهيته. أداة وفاء سببها الوفاء بدين مستحق لمن حرر لصالحه أو لمن آل إليه ما لم يدع الساحب غير ذلك وأثبت أن السبب مغاير وأنه أصدره ضماناً لتنفيذ التزام له قبل المستفيد. - ١٤٨ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ١٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 148. PDF pages: 148.

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