SCA 1432/2019
This case involved the purchase of goods. A price had been agreed but was increased. The company asked for a return of the last cheque and confirmation of the agreed price. A key point was the customer had been informed of the price increase and had agreed to proceed.
Background
A company filed a case against another company before the court. The company said that the other company had agreed to supply them with water pipes at a certain price but then they increased the price. The company said that the increase in the price had resulted in a difference in value of 312000 Riyals. The company requested the court to prevent the other company from cashing the last cheque they received and to fix the price at the level agreed previously.
The other company said that the increase in the price was related to new transactions.
Decision
The court said that the case documents revealed that the other company had informed the company of the increase in the prices of the supplied pipes and that the company had proceeded with the transaction.
The court dismissed the case.