6 Jun 1995
HOMYIP INVESTMENT LTD. v. CHU KANG MING TRADE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
- Citation
- HOMYIP INVESTMENT LTD. v. CHU KANG MING TRADE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1100/1995
The court held that the existence of an unauthorised additional storey within the boundaries of a house constitutes an encumbrance on title; the defendant failed to show good title and failed to answer the purchaser's requisition satisfactorily; accordingly the purchaser was entitled to rescind the Agreement and recover the deposit and costs of investigating title.