Read the full judgment text of HCA 017621/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 August 1999.
1. This is an application by surveyors for summary judgment for professional fees. The client says that it did not authorise the person who signed the contract with the surveyors to enter into that contract, although it appears that the signatory held himself out to the surveyors as having the necessary authority. The client is now in dispute with the signatory and has issued proceedings against him. The surveyors' claim is for USD20,000; USD10,000 to be paid on the signing of the contract and a