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  • 29 Jun 1971

    NYLEX PLASTICS LTD v. KISHINCHANG DINGOMAL RAMCHANDANI t/a RANEYKO ENTERPRISES

    Citation
    NYLEX PLASTICS LTD v. KISHINCHANG DINGOMAL RAMCHANDANI t/a RANEYKO ENTERPRISES
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA518/1970

    The March 19 and May 30 documents were not legally binding contracts because essential terms (price, styles) were uncertain; as a result the HK$10,000 deposit held by the plaintiffs was available for set-off. The plaintiffs were in breach of the second series of contracts by failing to ship after defendants' contemporaneous verbal instruction; defendants were entitled to set-off for proven loss of profit on the 4,000 dozen (HK$9,167.12). The ex gratia/arbitration payment to the Somalian customers was not recoverable as set-off against the plaintiffs' claim.