4.  The applicant was born in 1952 and lives in Dunakeszi. 5.  In the context of a supply contract, on 23 December 1994 Kiss és Kolláth Bt. – a limited partnership managed by the applicant, of which he is also a shareholder – filed an action against another company claiming a certain amount of money. 6.  After seven hearings, on 19 September 1997 the Pest Central District Court dismissed the applicant's claim. The second-instance court quashed this decision on 11 February 1999. 7.  In the resumed proceedings, on 26 March 2003 the District Court held several hearings, obtained the opinion of an expert and again dismissed the applicant's claims. 8.  On appeal, on 23 September 2004 the Budapest Regional Court reversed this decision and awarded the applicant 4.4 million Hungarian forints (HUF), plus accrued statutory interest. The court dismissed the applicant's other claims for interest. It relied on documentary evidence, the opinion of the expert and the testimony of witnesses.