SCA 329/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
General Company Law & Business Entities, Breach, Discharge & Rescission of Contract, Civil Evidence, Litigation Procedure & Practice
Decision date
18 Jun 2019
Catchwords
Company - Investment - Breach - Hearing Non-attendance - Evidence
This case involved the breach of an investment agreement. One party had provided evidence and the other party did not attend the hearing.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a company before the court. He said requested the court to order the company to pay him 3450000 Riyals. He said that he had paid this amount to the company in order to invest but the court had failed to commit to their obligations.
Decision
The court said that the case documents revealed that the company had failed to attend the court hearing. The court said that the claimant provided the court with all the documents that prove their claim.
The court ruled that the company should pay the claimant the amount.
The Court of Appeal – Jeddah upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.