10 Jul 2000
AU-YEUNG SIU TONG v. FUNG MAY HUNG STELLA
- Citation
- AU-YEUNG SIU TONG v. FUNG MAY HUNG STELLA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA16117/1998
Defendant failed to show good title to the garden area per clause 44; clause 20 modified the Bain rule enabling recovery of damages beyond deposit; plaintiff was induced by defendant's assurances to carry out renovation and is entitled to recover renovation costs by estoppel; defendant is precluded from recovering reinstatement costs under clause 38; plaintiff entitled to repayment of deposits, renovation costs, stamp duty and specified legal costs and interest; counterclaim dismissed.