Read the full judgment text of HCA 007625/1981 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 February 1982.
1. It is necessary to set out the history of this action for the applications and appeals presently before me to be understood. The plaintiff issued a writ on the 30th October 1981 claiming $283,256.I5 from the defendant for goods sold and delivered, with interest. A defence was filed on the 26th November, and although it was drafted by the defendant in person it is perfectly clear that he -was admitting liability in the sum of $72,642.15 but denying liability for the balance, on the basis of a