SCA 1206/2015
This case involved a request for the return of some cheques which had been provided as a guarantee for payment of some goods. There was proof the goods had been paid for and the company did not have the right to retain the cheques.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a company before the court. He requested the court to order the company to return four cheques. He said that he had paid the value of the cheques which he had issued as guarantee for the company.
The company said that the claimant had failed to provide any document that proved his claims.
Decision
The court said that the case documents revealed that the claimant had paid the value of the supplied goods. The court said that the company did not have the right to keep the cheques. The court said that the company had failed to take the oath to prove their claim.
The court ruled that the company should return the cheques.
The court of appeal upheld the appealed ruling.