10 Apr 1992
MINGSON INDUSTRIES LTD. v. LIN SHUN HUNG STEPHEN
- Citation
- MINGSON INDUSTRIES LTD. v. LIN SHUN HUNG STEPHEN
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ6560/1990
The defendant did not breach the implied duty to exercise reasonable skill by instructing acceptance of a post-dated cheque after unsuccessful attempts to contact superiors; the decision was reasonable under the circumstances, the plaintiff accepted the cheque and issued a receipt, causation was not established, and the employer cannot convert an employee into a guarantor of a customer's creditworthiness; claim dismissed.