Read the full judgment text of HCMP 002335/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 December 1998.
1. It is the duty on the part of a vendor of landed property, not only to show good title but also to answer requisitions satisfactorily in good time before completion so that the purchaser is given reasonable time to consider the title of the vendor and his own position. The aforesaid principle has been decided by the following cases, namely, Active Keen Industries Ltd. v. Fok Chi Keong [1994] 2 HKC 67 at 78I-79A; Jasmin Enterprises Ltd. v. Chan Yuk Hon [1998] 4 HKC 224 at 226G-I.