Read the full judgment text of HCA 011554/1983 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 October 1984.
1. This is a claim for money lent, alternatively, by late amendment, for money had and received. The sum claimed is HK$1,462,311.96. It is made up of the balance of an advance of $1.35 M. together with interest and incidental bank charges. The foundation for the claim was a transaction which took place on the 24th January 1980 which is evidenced by the following document signed by the defendant, Mr. YIP Tai-ning In translation it reads as follows: