Al Ain court obligates firm to pay Dhs44,000 for causing 8,000 chickens' death

Aya El Deeb, Staff Reporter

Al Ain Court of First Instance obligated a company to pay Dhs44,000 to another company, after the latter caused the death of 8,000 chicks.

The complaining company reportedly agreed with the appellee company to supply a one-day-old chicks for Dhs2.60 per chick, provided that the appellant undertakes to provide coops and everything necessary for raising the chicks.

After 30 days, the appellee agreed to buy the chicken amounts at a price of Dhs7.50 per kilogramme, with a penalty clause of Dhs500,000.

The complaining company affirmed that the appellee did not buy the chicken, which resulted in the death of more than 8,000 chickens.

It demanded in its lawsuit to obligate the appellee to pay it Dhs499,000, to return the guarantee cheque of Dhs70,000, in addition to Dhs500,000, the value of the agreed compensation, as well as fees and expenses.

The judge tasked an accounting expert whose report indicated that there were many previous dealings between the two parties, where the appellee was committed to buying live, mature chicken, and that after several correspondences and text and voice messages between the representatives of the two parties, the appellee company refused to buy the chicken after it was over 50 days old.

Therefore, the appellant company sold the chickens to other companies, but incurred additional expenses of Dhs167,000.

The expert also affirmed that the appellee company owed to the complainant Dhs44,000, accordingly the court obligated the appellee to pay the complainant company that amount and legal interest of 2% annually, and obligated it to return the guarantee cheque or consider it void.