Read the full judgment text of HCA 003956/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 July 1997.
1. The Plaintiff ("the purchaser") agreed to buy a flat in Nathan Road from the 1st Defendant ("the vendor"). He paid the vendor a deposit of $100,000.00. The sale did not go ahead. According to the purchaser, the vendor was unable to pass a good title. In due course, the purchaser issued a writ against the vendor and the 2nd Defendant, the property agent who introduced the vendor and the purchaser. In the writ, the vendor claimed, amongst other things, the repayment of the deposit, and damages