Read the full judgment text of HCA 013661/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 February 2000.
1. The plaintiff as purchaser and the defendant as vendor entered into an agreement for the sale and purchase of a flat. On the agreed date of completion the plaintiff repudiated the agreement because of the defendant's breach. Having paid the deposit he now sues to recover that and for damages for additional loss. The defendant denies having been in breach, claims the plaintiff's repudiation was wrongful and counterclaims for the right to retain the deposit as having been forfeited and for dama