BCC 654/2019
The initial dispute involved a failure to pay for brokerage services. A key issue was whether an oath could be used as valid evidence when issues about the oath formula had been raised.
Background
Two claimants filed a case against a defendant before the court. They requested the court to order the defendant to pay them 50000 Dinars each. They said that they had brokered a settlement between the defendant and a third party and that the defendant had failed to commit to his obligations.
The court dismissed the case.
The claimants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The claimants appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.
The court repealed the appealed ruling and referred the case to the court of appeal. The court requested the defendant take the oath. The defendant took the oath. The court of appeal upheld the appealed ruling.