Read the full judgment text of HCA 296/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 February 2021.
1. In this Action, the Plaintiff (“ P ”) claims against the Defendant (“ D ”) for conversion of a classical Chinese scroll consisting of a painting of vegetables and accompanying Chinese calligraphy (“ Painting ”). P alleges that in 1998, he entrusted the Painting to D for D to try and sell on his behalf. Without P’s knowledge, and allegedly in breach of his duties as bailee, D sold the Painting at an auction in November 2017 for HK$2,980,000. P claims this sum from D as damages.
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