SCA 927/2019

This case involved the non-payment of rent for equipment. The defendant claimed he had paid the rent and documents used as evidence by the claimant were forged. This defence was dismissed as there was a failure to prove the forgery claim.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay him 117801 Riyals. He said that the defendant had rented equipment from him and had failed to pay the rent.

The defendant claimed that he had already paid the rent. He requested the claimant to provide an evidence of his claims.

Decision

The court said that the case documents revealed that the claimant had provided the court with the documents that proved his claims. The court said that the defendant had claimed that the stamps on the documents provided by the claimant had been forged. The court said that the defendant had failed to prove his claim.

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

The Court of Appeal – Jeddah upheld the ruling based on same grounds.