SCA 942/2019
This case involved money paid to set up a company. The money was in the accounts of another company so it and not the individual defendant was the relevant party.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He said that he had paid the defendant 2000000 Riyals in order to establish a company with him. He said that he discovered that the defendant had transferred the amount to the account of his limited company. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay him the amount.
The defendant said that he was an irrelevant party in the case. He said that the defendant had dealt with the company and not with him personally.
Decision
The court said that the case documents had revealed that the defendant had transferred the mentioned amount to the account of his limited company.
The court ruled that the defendant should pay the claimant the mentioned amount in addition to the expenses of the lawyer.
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal.