JUDGMENT

Eusoff Chin CJ:

For the purpose of this appeal it is sufficient to give only the brief facts of the case. The plaintiff who is the respondent in this appeal, and who is a Thai citizen, claimed that she was the registered proprietor of lands lots 3606 & 3607 Mukim 18, Tanjung Bungah, Penang. She claimed that she was the true

Mrs. Boonsom Boonyanit holder of Thai passport No. D 080757, and that another person holding a Thai passport No. 033852 bearing the name of Mrs. Boonsom Boonyanit had forged her (the plaintiff's) signature, and had sold and transferred her lands to the defendant Adorna Properties Sdn Bhd. which is the appellant in this appeal. Before the sale, the lands had been valued by an independent property valuer. There were negotiations on the purchase price, and on 15 December 1988 a sale & purchase agreement was signed, and the lands were finally transferred to the purchaser/appellant on 24 May 1989. The appellant, Adorna Properties claimed that it had no knowledge that the transfer documents were forged by someone who was not the true owner, and had no reason to suspect that they were forged. Both the vendor and purchaser/appellant were represented by differen