2 Feb 1971
JOINT UNITED INDUSTRIAL CO v. SOUTH UNION CHEMICAL ENGINEERS LTD
- Citation
- JOINT UNITED INDUSTRIAL CO v. SOUTH UNION CHEMICAL ENGINEERS LTD
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV12/1970
Leave to appeal to the Privy Council was refused and the appeal dismissed: the matter in dispute must be valued by the contractual figure agreed by the parties (rent $600/month -> six months $3,600) which falls below the $5,000 threshold in rule 2(a); the plaintiffs' acts while the company was struck off were validated by subsequent restoration under Companies Ordinance s.291; defendants failed to advance positive facts on the jurisdiction point and defaulted on conditions for leave to defend, therefore judgment was properly entered and no stay warranted.