Read the full judgment text of HCA 000039/1946 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 December 1948.
1. On the 11th March, 1946, the plaintiff (who is a building contractor) entered into a written contract with the defendant (who is the owner of Nos. 118, 120, 122 and 124 Jaffe Road) for the repair and reconditioning of those premises which had been damaged during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The plaintiff, on a specially endorsed writ, claims the balance of the contract price $3000 and extras $2912.55 but makes an allowance of $1411.35 for materials supplied by defendant, leaving the