WU FEE PHILIP v. LIEU TSENG VAN

WU FEE PHILIP v. LIEU TSENG VAN

The contemporaneous documents and the defendant's conduct (personal receipts, amended draft deed acknowledging personal liability, and a personally signed account stated) were inconsistent with his later claim that the loans were to Van Shipping or the Club; his contrary case was not believable and disclosed no triable issue, therefore the Master’s summary judgment must stand and the appeal is dismissed.

Citation
WU FEE PHILIP v. LIEU TSENG VAN
Parties
Plaintiff: WU FEE PHILIP; Defendant: LIEU TSENG VAN
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
8 March 2004
Case Number
HCA3119/2003
Procedural Posture
Civil Debt Claim; Summary Judgment Application Under Order 14 / Appeal Against Master's Grant of Summary Judgment (court of First Instance)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; the judgment entered by the Master is affirmed
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Loan Characterization, Contemporaneous Documents, Account Stated, Credibility Assessment
Source Language
EN
Civil Procedure Contract Debt Recovery Evidence Agency Law Summary Judgment Loan Characterization Contemporaneous Documents +2 more

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Parties

WU FEE PHILIP

Plaintiff

LIEU TSENG VAN

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Debt Claim; Summary Judgment Application Under Order 14 / Appeal Against Master's Grant of Summary Judgment (court of First Instance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sums advanced were a personal loan to the defendant or a loan to Van Shipping Company Limited or the Club
  2. 2 Whether there exists any triable issue sufficient to resist summary judgment under O.14
  3. 3 What weight to give contemporaneous documents and conduct in assessing credibility and liability

Ratio Decidendi

The contemporaneous documents and the defendant's conduct (personal receipts, amended draft deed acknowledging personal liability, and a personally signed account stated) were inconsistent with his later claim that the loans were to Van Shipping or the Club; his contrary case was not believable and disclosed no triable issue, therefore the Master’s summary judgment must stand and the appeal is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; the judgment entered by the Master is affirmed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Judgment entered by the Master stands