1 Aug 2011
LEVIN MEATS LIMITED V PERFECT PACKAGING LIMITED HC CHCH CIV-2011-409-000018
- Citation
- openlaw-366f4b75_0ba7_4452_b4da_7857f1e5b54a.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Levin Meats, by conferring the title, status and de facto control on Mr Grey, permitting him to negotiate, sign and pay deposits on significant capital acquisitions and failing to supervise or restrict him, held him out as having authority to enter contracts of the type in issue; Perfect reasonably relied on that representation; the proviso to s18(1) did not apply because Perfect had no knowledge or reasonable grounds to suspect lack of authority; a concluded contract existed (deposits paid, machine delivered and used); accordingly Levin Meats is bound and liable for the unpaid balance of the…