SCA 545/2019 issued on 30/7/2019
This case involved money invested in a business where the defendant had failed to commit to their obligations. A key point was the defendant was still trying to collect money from the business clients and the claimant had confirmed this.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay him 750000 Riyals. He said that he had paid this amount to the defendant in order to invest it in a business. He said that the defendant had failed to commit to his obligations.
The court said that the case documents revealed that the defendant had confirmed that the claimant had paid him the mentioned amount. The court said that the defendant said that he was still trying to collect the money from the debtors and the clients. The court said that the claimant himself had confirmed the defendant’s claim in this regard.
Decision
The court dismissed the case.
The court of appeal upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.