SCA 79/2019

This case involved the use of a bank statement as evidence of payment but not supply of goods.

Background

The legal representative of the claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay the claimant 287500 Riyals. He said that the claimant had paid this amount in exchange for goods but the defendant failed to deliver these goods. He provided the court with a bank statement showing the transaction.

Decision

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

The legal representative of the defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.