Read the full judgment text of CACV 000146/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 December 2000.
1. This is an appeal from a judgment of Deputy Judge To given on 16 March this year. The plaintiff in the action had already obtained a judgment against the 1st defendant for the sum of HK$1.7 million plus interest and costs in respect of a claim on 7 cheques. The action then continued against the 2nd defendant and after a trial which extended over 2 days, the judge gave judgment not only in respect of the cheques but in respect of a new claim for HK$2.7 million based on an alleged agreement by