Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 008264/1975 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment.
1. In this matter the Plaintiff Co. claims damages for repudiation of a hire purchase agreement. (Ex. 1) The Plaintiff Co. claimed either liquidated damages as provided for in Clause 9 of that agreement or alternatively unliquidated damages flowing from the repudiation. The Defendant failed to file any defence and the matter was set down for assessment of damages. It was conceded at the outset that Clause 9 provided for a penalty and that the Plaintiff Co. could not succeed in its claim under th