Read the full judgment text of HCA 001734/1976 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The plaintiff is a limited company dealing in silver and gold as a broker - purchasing and selling agents for clients. The defendant is a speculator in gold. From time to time they had dealings in gold transactions for some eight to nine months before the present dispute arose. The defendant was at one time a holder of 10% shares in the plaintiff company. The parties agree that the normal trade practice in such dealings is that when a client places an order to purchase gold the client is requ