BCC 449/2005
Type
Case
Court
Bahrain Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Taxonomy
Civil Evidence, Payment & Payment Systems, Lending & Security, Agency
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
27 Mar 2006
Catchwords
Evidence – Cheque – Debt – Agency
This case involved a debt owed as a result of a cheque. The argument that the money had been borrowed for someone else was rejected. The defendant had also failed to provide evidence that the claimant had failed to meet obligations related to the amount.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court requesting the defendant to pay him 64186.6 Saudi Riyals. The claimant said the defendant owed to him the amount in cheques.
The court ruled that the defendant should pay the claimant the amount.
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
Decision