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Malayan Law Journal Reports/1961/Volume 1/MARGARET CHUA H! "#EE $%E# & !R" ' (1961) 1 MLJ1*+ ' 2* May 1961

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MARGARET CHUAv HO SWEE KIEW & ORS

CA PENANGTHOMSON CJ, HILL AND GOOD JJAFM CIVIL APPEAL NO 53 OF 1960! M"# 1961

Land Laws -- Agreement purporting to be an actual demise -- Land subject to charge -- Kedah LandEnactment, ss 53 and 92 -- Nullit as a lease but good as a contract en!orceable between the parties --"amages !or breach o! contract

!n -e.emer 220 1910 te appellant0 te propr3etor o4 two a5o3n3n, a.ant sop lots 3n Alor "tar town0orrowe5 4rom te respon5ents 7+80888 3nten53n, to u3l5 two sopouses tereon an5 a,ree5 to ,ranttem a lease 4or a per3o5 o4 2 years on .omplet3on o4 te u3l53n,s e:.ept te 43rst 4loor o4 te prem3sesere.te5 on one lot; upon .erta3n terms an5 .on53t3ons< Te appellant also a,ree5 =not to sell or oterw3se53spose o4 te 5em3se5 prem3ses or any part tereo40 w3tout 43rst 3n4orm3n, an5 ,rant3n, te len5ersrespon5ents; te opt3on to pur.ase te same at su. pr3.e an5 upon su. terms an5 .on53t3ons as sall emutually a,ree5 one e44e.t 3n 4uture wase:e.ute5 3n En,l3s0 not 3n Jaw30 as re?u3re5 y te $e5a Lan5 Ena.tment< !n Mar. 110 1920 teappellant .ar,e5 te lan5 to te !ersea'C3nese @an>3n, Corporat3on 4or 780888< Te u3l53n,s weresuse?uently .omplete5 an5 on Mar. 10 19+ te respon5ents went 3nto o..upat3on< !n June 180 1990 teappellant o44ere5 to sell te prem3ses to te respon5ents 4or 79808880 w3. o44er was re4use5 as e3n,e:tremely 3, ut tey a,ree5 to pur.ase te prem3ses at a pr3.e to e mutually a,ree5 upon an5 not at

te pr3.e ?uote5 y eren y te respon5ents 4or an 3nun.t3onrestra3n3n, te appellant 4rom sell3n, te lan5 were o4 no aa3l s3n.e te lan5 a5 een sol5a J< 5e.lar3n, te appellant l3ale 3n 5ama,es 4or rea. o4 .ontra.t0

H$%,53sm3ss3n, te appealD

1) altou, te a,reement was o35 as a lease 4or la.> o4 re,3strat3on0 3t was al35 as ana,reement 4or a lease en4or.eale 3n e?u3ty

1) te a,reement 4or lease was a 3n53n, .ontra.t0 4a3lure to .omply w3t w3. was .learly area. o4 .ontra.ts an5un5erstan5s te En,l3s lan,ua,e w3le e says e 5oes not "opouses0 upon te @orrowera,ree3n, to repay te sa35 amount on te 5ates an5 3n manner ere3na4ter ment3one5 an5 also to ,rant to tem a leaseo4 te sopouse stan53n, on Lot o< F an5 te 43rst loor o4 te "opouse stan53n, on Lot o< * upon te3r.omplet3on

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,rant te lease an5 =not to sell or oterw3se 53spose o4 te 5em3se5 prem3ses or any part tereo40 w3tout 43rst3n4orm3n, an5 ,rant3n, te len5ers te

94 'L/ 3 at 6opt3on to pur.ase te same at su. pr3.e an5 upon su. terms an5 .on53t3ons as sall e mutually a,ree5on=nowna J< tat % was at 43rst53spose5 to 5o no more tan e:press tat a,reement< !n re4le.t3on0 oweer0 % t3n> tat to 5o so woul5 eto 4a3l 3n .ons35erat3on o4 te ery .are4ul ar,ument w3. as een a55resse5 to us y Mr< A5ool.a5er 4or

te appellanta J< .ame to a .on.lus3onun4aourale to te appellant an5 te appellantBs ,roun5s o4 appeal .an most .onen3ently e 5ealt w3t 3nrelat3on to te two parts o4 te 5e4en.e