11 Feb 1980
NUMATIC ENGINEERING LTD v. PETER XING HIU TAN
- Citation
- NUMATIC ENGINEERING LTD v. PETER XING HIU TAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA3779/1979
The appeal is dismissed and the Statement of Claim is struck out because the plaintiff, having pursued the identical cause of action against the company and obtained judgment, cannot relitigate the same claim against the respondent in circumstances that amount to an abuse of process; the subsequent action is frivolous and vexatious and the proper course was joinder or earlier action against the respondent rather than re‑litigation.