KCC 2344, 2346/2019
The initial case involved an unpaid amount and legal interest. It could not be claimed for the first time at the court of cassation the relevant cheques had been for an investment agreement. Legal interest at this rate was due on debts that had not been paid.
Background
A company filed a case against another company before the court. The company requested the court to order the other company to pay 63660 Dinars and legal interest of 7%. The company said that other company owed the amount as a result of a contracting contract signed between the two parties.
The court dismissed the case.
The company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court dismissed the appealed ruling and ruled that the contracting company should pay the amount.
The two companies appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.
Appeal No. 2346/2019: