SBG 1320/2015
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabia Board of Grievances
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Jurisdiction & Choice of Law, Civil Evidence, Sale of Goods
Decision date
28 Apr 2015
Catchwords
Court -Jurisdiction - Sale of Goods - Coercion - Signed - Evidence
This case involved evidence of an outstanding amount owed for the sale of goods. A key point was whether the evidence of showed a signature and if ratification of the amount had been down to coercion.
Background
The claimant sold a company building materials and steel but the defendant who worked for a company did not pay the price of these goods and he supported his claim with evidence.
The defendant said that the claimant did not sell him any materials and that the evidence shown by the claimant had not been signed by the defendant.
Decision
The court of first instance said that the case fell under the jurisdiction of the commercial court of the BOG pursuant to the provisions of Article 443 of the Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M32/1350.