Abu Dhabi court orders man to return Dhs128,100 he took as a price for two ‘undelivered’ watches

Abu Dhabi Court for Family, Civil and Administrative Cases obligated a person to return Dhs128,100 to another, as the first handed the second the amount in return for buying two watches, but he did not hand him the two watches and did not return the amount.
An eyewitness appeared before the court and took the legal oath that the appellant gave the appellee the money as the price of two watches.
The court also reviewed a WhatsApp conversation between the two parties which also proved the same.
The plaintiff requested that the appellee be obliged to return the amount, pay a legal interest of 12%, and obligate him to pay fees and expenses of the case as well as the lawyer’s fees.
He attached copies of conversations via WhatsApp and copies of receipts for transferring the amount.
The appellee did not attend the session despite being notified via an SMS.
The plaintiff attended with a witness and explained to the court that he had previously purchased a car from the appellee for Dhs830,000, of which he handed him Dhs10,000 in advance in cash and Dhs820,000 via a cheque, and that the appellee had offered him two watches for sale.
The witness swore that the plaintiff has been a friend for a long time, and  met the appellee during the car sale, where the appellant agreed to buy the two watches for Dhs128,000.
The witness added that the plaintiff handed over Dhs128,000 to the appellee, who promised to deliver the two watches himself or through his driver within two days.
The court explained that it was satisfied by the witness’s testimony and that the appellee did not attend the session to present his defence, which proved the validity of the plaintiff’s claim and, accordingly, it obligated the appellee to return the claimed amount to the plaintiff.