SCA 1642/2019

This case involved a failure to pay for customs clearance services. A key point was the contract was an oral one but the defendant could be asked to take the oath to deny it.

Background

A company filed a case against a defendant before the court. The company requested the court to order the defendant to pay him 25650 Riyals. They said that they had provided customs clearance services to the defendant but he had failed to pay the contracted amount.

The defendant said that the company owed  him 10000 Riyals. He said that the company had paid 15000 Riyals for the costs of storing the imported goods as stipulated by the contract.

Decision

The court said that the company had claimed that the two parties had orally agreed on the costs of the storing the imported goods. The court said that the company could ask the defendant to take the oath in order to deny their claims. The defendant had failed to take the oath.

The court ruled that the defendant should pay theamount.

The court of appeal has upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.