Read the full judgment text of CACV 000003/1974 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. By a writ dated 28th July, 1973, the plaintiffs (respondents) in the present action sued for the return of a deposit of $30,000 paid by them to the defendant pursuant to the terms of a written agreement in Chinese dated the 19th January, 1973 relating to the sale and purchase of property described as "temporary factory including land". The full purchase price was stated to be $145,000 and a deposit of $30,000 was paid across upon the signing of the agreement. Originally a third person joined