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New Zealand Case Law

S92 property law act 1952
  • 27 Oct 2005

    BARGE V FREEPORT AND ORS HC AK CIV 2002-404-1771

    Citation
    openlaw-54d1ca64_79a3_4bde_873c_5167aec08810.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    Court found there was a valid unconditional sale agreement between plaintiff and Freeport dated 4 March 2002; Vivien Chu had valid authority under a 20 October 2000 power of attorney to sign for Freeport; plaintiff lodged caveat and was ready to settle; the subsequent assignment and purported mortgagee sale were invalid because s92 procedures and required notices were defective or not applicable and the mortgagee sale was a contrived scheme by related defendants facilitated by Mr Dorbu; defendants therefore cannot defeat the plaintiff's contractual and equitable rights and plaintiff is entitl…