LIM TEE HIN vs LEDCHUMANAN NAGAPPAN

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2004 MarsdenLR 1455

HIGH COURT MALAYA SEREMBAN
LIM TEE HIN – Appellant
Versus
LEDCHUMANAN NAGAPPAN – Respondent

JUDGMENT

Low Hop Bing J:

Appeal

This is an appeal in encl. (35) filed by the defendant against the decision of the learned registrar who on 19 September 2003 awarded the following heads of damages in favour of the plaintiff:

1. Interest amounting to RM20,358.52 paid by the plaintiff to his bank ("bank interest");

2. Interest amounting to RM47,101.37 paid by the plaintiff to Pembinaan Purcon Sdn Bhd ("company interest"); and

3. Legal fees amounting to RM27,042.90 paid by the plaintiff to his solicitors ("legal fees").

Factual Background

On 10 December 1998, the private caveats lodged by the defendant were set aside by the learned judge who also ordered that damages be assessed and paid by the plaintiff to the defendant, inter alia , in the following terms:

(iii) bahawa Responden kena membayar gantirugi kepada Pemohon akibat salah kaveatnya ke atas hartanah tersebut yang akan ditaksirkan kelak;

(iv) bahawa segala kos bagi permohonan dan kos sampingan baginya boleh dibayar dan ditanggung oleh pihak Responden.

[My translation:

(iii) that the Respondent do pay damages to the applicant consequent upon the wrongful caveat on the said property, to be assessed;

(iv) that all costs of the application and

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2004 MarsdenLR 1455

HIGH COURT MALAYA SEREMBANLIM TEE HIN – AppellantVersusLEDCHUMANAN NAGAPPAN – Respondent

HIGH COURT MALAYA SEREMBAN
LIM TEE HIN – Appellant
Versus
LEDCHUMANAN NAGAPPAN – Respondent