SCA 28/2019 issued on 09/10/2019

This case involved partnership capital which was to be paid with a cheque which bounced. The case was settled with a reconciliation.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay him 90000 Riyals. He said that he paid the mentioned amount to the defendant as a share in the capital of the company they established together. He said that the defendant issued him a cheque but it was bounced.

The defendant denied the claimant's claims. The claimant took the oath in order to prove his claims.

Decision

The court ruled that the defendant should pay the claimant the mentioned amount.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. He said that he had reached a reconciliation with the claimant by which he accepted 83000 Riyals in total.

The court repealed the appealed ruling and approved the reconciliation agreement.