Court obligates sister to pay brother Dhs330,000 for a vehicle he financed for her

Aya El Deeb, Staff Reporter

The Abu Dhabi Family and Civil and Administrative cases Court obliged a sister to pay her brother Dhs330,000 of which Dhs328,000 were the value of financing a car he paid to her, and Dhs2,000 in compensation for damages he incurred.

The complainant filed case demanding that his sister be obligated to pay him Dhs328,000, for the advance he paid for the vehicle and all the remaining installments.

He also demanded that the appellee be obligated to pay Dhs20,000 in material and moral compensation and 12% in legal interest, the transfer of the vehicle's ownership to him and obligate the appellee to pay the fees and expenses of the lawsuit and the lawyer’s fees.

The complainant indicated that his sister asked him to finance a vehicle with a bank and she would pay the monthly installments.

He allegedly contracted with the bank to buy a 2021 model vehicle and paid Dhs200,000 in advance.

He added that he agreed to pay Dhs128,000 in monthly installments which was to be paid by his sister and then register the vehicle in her name, but his sister did not comply with the agreement and did not pay the monthly installments.

The court noted that according to the case papers, the complainant contracted with the bank to purchase the vehicle and committed to pay the entire monthly installments, adding that he paid Dhs200,000 in advance and then agreed rest of the Dhs128,000 in monthly installments, to be paid by his sister, after which she would register the vehicle in her name, but the sister did not pay the full amount of the monthly installments in addition to the Dhs200,000 paid by her brother.

The court therefore obligated the sister to pay her brother Dhs328,000 and 2,000 in compensation and the fees and expenses of the lawsuit and the lawyers' fees.