SCA 79/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Sale of Goods, General Banking & Finance Law, Civil Evidence
Decision date
29 Sept 2019
Catchwords
Sale of Goods - Bank statement - Evidence
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.