SCA 1288/2019 issued on 29/07/2019

This case involved the breach of a construction contract. The claimant had provided suitable evidence and the defendant had failed to attend the hearing.

Background

A contractor filed a case against a company before the court. He said that the company had assigned him to finish contracting work in a project but they had failed to commit to their obligations. He requested the court to order the company to pay 1202208 Riyals.

Decision

The court said that the case documents revealed that the contractor had provided the court with documents that proved their claims. The court said that the case documents also revealed that the company had failed to attend the court hearings though they were informed of the case.

The court ruled that the company should pay the contractor the amount.

The Court of Appeal – Dammam upheld the ruling based on same grounds.