SCA 1323/2019
This case involved a claim of negligence against a company manager. Issues included who were relevant parties and the case was referred to the elementary court. The case had not been filed at the right time.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a manager of a company before the court. He requested the court to order the manager of the company to pay him compensation for losses that had resulted from the manager's negligence.
The company's manager said that the claimant was an irrelevant party in the case.
The court dismissed the case because the defendant was not the manager of the company.
The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court repealed the ruling and referred the case to the elementary court.
Decision
The court said that the case documents revealed that the claimant had filed the case before the right time.
The court dismissed the case.
The Court of Appeal – Jeddah upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.