SCA 262/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Breach, Discharge & Rescission of Contract, Supply of Services, General Civil Procedure & Administration of Justice, Civil Evidence
Decision date
2 Jul 2019
Catchwords
Rental - Equipment Hire - Evidence - Non-attendance - Hearing
This case involved a failure to pay rent for equipment. A key point was the non-attendance of the defendant at the hearing.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay 60000 Riyals. He said that the defendant had rented equipment from him and that he failed to pay the remaining value of the rent. He provided the court with the leasing contract.
Decision
The court said that the case documents revealed that the defendant failed to attend the hearing though he was informed with the case.
The court ruled that the defendant should pay the claimant the amount.
The Court of Appeal – Medina upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.