Read the full judgment text of HCA 004671/1981 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On or about the 4th April 1981 an agreement was concluded between the defendants and Transgroup (HK) Ltd., a company which owned some 50% of the defendants' shares, whereby the defendants undertook to convey to Whampoa by barge 131 containers filled with tobacco from M V Golden Park, then expected to moor in Hong Kong harbour on the 27th April, in consideration of the payment by Transgroup to the defendants of $2,500 per container or HK$327,500 overall. Transgroup was indebted to the defendan