SCA 965/2019 issued on 14/05/2019
This case involved the breach of an investment contract whether the company stated they were an irrelevant party and the contract had been signed with a third party. The case was dismissed after the court decided the claimant had not proven they had signed a contract with the company and offered them the opportunity to ask the company to take the oath which they claimant refused.
Background
A claimant filed a case against another company before the court. He said that he had paid the company 750000 Riyals in order to invest them but they had failed to commit to their obligations. He requested the court to order the company to pay this amount.
The company claimed that they were an irrelevant party in the case. They said that the claimant had signed the contract with a third party.
Decision
The court said that the case documents had revealed that the claimant had failed to prove that he had signed the contract with the company or their representative. The court offered the claimant the opportunity to request the company to take the oath but he refused the offer.
The court dismissed the case.