SCA 1473/2019
This case involved how much money should be paid to a contractor who had not completed the agreed work. A key point was the contractor had delayed the work.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a contractor before the court. He requested the court to order the contractor to pay 70000 Riyals. He said that the contractor had failed to commit to his obligations as stipulated by the agreed contract.
The contractor claimed that the value of his work was 131580 Riyals.
Decision
The court appointed an expert who concluded that the value of the work was 79078 Riyals.
The court said that the case documents revealed that the contractor had delayed the completion of the agreed project.
The court ruled that the contractor should pay the claimant 45281 Riyals.
The Court of Appeal – Mecca upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.