SCA 1158/2019
This case involved unpaid bills and a refusal to take the oath.
Background
A company filed a case against a defendant before the court. The company requested the court to order the defendant to pay them $1672547. The company said that they had supplied the defendant with goods but he had failed to pay their value.
The defendant said that he had paid the amount and provided the court with documents that proved his claims.
Decision
The court said that the case documents revealed that the company had provided the court with bills stamped by the defendant. The court said that the defendant had failed to prove that he had paid the mentioned amount. The court said that the company requested the defendant to take the oath in order to deny their claims but the defendant had refused to take it.
The court ruled that the defendant should pay the company the mentioned amount.
The Court of Appeal – Jeddah upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.