BCC 590/2008
Type
Case
Court
Bahrain Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Taxonomy
Civil Evidence, Supply of Services, General Commercial Law, Litigation Procedure & Practice, Limitation of Actions
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
1 Jun 2009
Catchwords
Evidence – Oath – Supply of Services – Commercial – Litigation Procedure – Statute of Limitations
This case involved money owed to a mechanic for repairing a car. The mechanic took an oath but the court was not obliged to adopt it as the transaction was for commercial purposes which impacted the position on the statute of limitations.
Background
A mechanic filed a case against a defendant before the court requesting the defendant to pay an amount of money he owed for repairing his car.
The court requested the mechanic take an oath. The mechanic took the oath.
The defendant argued that the case should be dismissed due to the statute of limitations under Article 369 of the Civil Law.
The court ruled that the defendant should pay the mechanic the cost of repair.
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
Decision