YEUNG SAI HUNG v. CHAN TSE YING

YEUNG SAI HUNG v. CHAN TSE YING

The judge found the Plaintiff's account transactions and testimony unconvincing and held the monies in the Plaintiff's account belonged to his father; the evidence established the HK$303,600 related to payment to the father in the share sale and not a loan to the Defendant, so there was no consideration for the...

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Citation
YEUNG SAI HUNG v. CHAN TSE YING
Parties
Plaintiff: Plaintiff; Defendant: Defendant
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
17 January 2007
Case Number
DCCJ1313/2006
Procedural Posture
Dishonoured Cheque / Debt Claim / Judgment at Trial (handed Down)
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Dishonoured Cheque, Failure of Consideration, Loan Claim, Share Sale Transaction, Credibility of Witnesses, Costs
Source Language
en
Negotiable Instruments Contract Civil Procedure Banking Law Evidence Dishonoured Cheque Failure of Consideration Loan Claim +3 more

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Parties

Plaintiff

Plaintiff

Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Dishonoured Cheque / Debt Claim / Judgment at Trial (handed Down)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Plaintiff lent HK$300,000 to the Defendant on 10 September 2003
  2. 2 Whether the cheque for HK$303,600 represented payment to the Plaintiff or to the Plaintiff's father as part of a share sale
  3. 3 Whether there was consideration supporting the Defendant's cheque to sustain a claim for a dishonoured cheque

Ratio Decidendi

The judge found the Plaintiff's account transactions and testimony unconvincing and held the monies in the Plaintiff's account belonged to his father; the evidence established the HK$303,600 related to payment to the father in the share sale and not a loan to the Defendant, so there was no consideration for the Defendant's cheque and the Plaintiff's dishonoured cheque claim failed.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed

Orders

  • Plaintiff's claim dismissed
  • Plaintiff to pay Defendant's costs of the action, to be taxed if not agreed