SCA 1031/2019 issued on 31/7/2019

This case involved non-payment of goods which had been purchased. The claimant provided bills as evidence but the defendant failed to attend the hearing to defend the claim.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay him 542111 Riyals. He said that he had supplied the defendant with goods but the latter had failed to pay the value.

The defendant failed to attend the court hearings.

The court said that the case documents revealed that the claimant had provided the claimant with all the bills that proved his claim. The court said that the defendant had failed to attend the court hearing to defend his case.

Decision

The court rule that the defendant should pay the claimant the mentioned amount.

The court of appeal has upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.