Sharplin v Henderson

Sharplin v Henderson
CourtCourt of Appeal of New Zealand
Full case name Sharplin v Henderson
Decided28 June 1988
Citation[1990] 2 NZLR 134
Court membership
Judges sittingCooke P, McMullin J Hardie Boys

Sharplin v Henderson [1990] 2 NZLR 134 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the requirement under section 7(4)(b) of the Contractual Remedies Act 1970 that a breach of a contract must be "substantial" for a contract to be cancelled.[1]

Background

Sharplin purchased a Tauranga orchard from Henderson.

After the sale, it was discovered that the real estate agent had misrepresented that 900 trees belonged to the property, representing 25% of the property.

Sharplin sued for misrepresentation.

Held

The misrepresentation was substantial, and relief was granted.

References

  1. ^ Chetwin, Maree; Graw, Stephen; Tiong, Raymond (2006). An introduction to the Law of Contract in New Zealand (4th ed.). Thomson Brookers. pp. 276–277, 283. ISBN 0-86472-555-8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.