Read the full judgment text of HCA 005871/1991 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 June 1992.
1. This is an appeal against a decision of a Master who refused the plaintiff's application for specific performance pursuant to Order 86. The action arises upon an agreement in Chinese dated 1st July 1991, whereby the defendant agreed to sell and the plaintiff to buy a flat owned by the defendant. The agreement was a short one. After making the usual provision for the payment of a deposit and the balance of the purchase price, and for delivery of the title deeds, the agreement provided: