Leha Binte Jusoh v Awang Johari Bin Hashim

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Malayan Law Journal Reports/1978/Volume 1/LEHA B!"E J#$%H & A'A!( J%HAR B! HA$HM ) *1978+ 1 MLJ 2,2 ) 8 -e.emer 1977 1 page *1978+ 1 MLJ 2,2

LEHA BINTE JUSOH v AWANG JOHARI BIN HASHIM FC PENANG ONG HOCK SIM, RAJA AZLAN SHAH AND CHANG MIN TAT FJJ FEDERAL COURT CIVIL APPEAL NO 77 OF 1976 8 D!"#$ 1977

Contract -- Agreement of sale of land -- Person agreeing to purchase, a minor -- Contract void -- Whether vendor holds land in trust for purchaser -- Return of purchase price -- Contracts Act, 1950, ss 10, 11 and 66 

"0e responent 0a allege t0at 0e 0a entere nto an agreement 3or t0e pur.0ase o3 .ertan lans elongng to an estate o3 w0.0 t0e appellant was t0e amnstratr45 At t0e tme o3 t0e allege agreement t0e responent was a mnor5 "0e learne tral 6uge 0el t0at t0e agreement was &o ut 0e went on to 0ol t0at t0e pur.0ase pr.e 0a&ng een pa n 3ull an t0e responent let nto possesson a .onstru.t&e trust 0a een .reate an t0e e.ease 0el t0e lans n trust 3or t0e responent5 "0e appellant appeale5 H%&,allowng t0e appeal

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to mport a .onstru.t&e trust n t0s .ase an grant a e.laraton t0at t0e appellant as amnstratr4 0el t0e lans as trustee 3or t0e responent an t0at t0e responent was enttle to possesson o3 t0e lans was n e33e.t to en3or.e an agreement w0.0 was &o a initio an orer s0oul e mae 3or t0e pur.0ase pr.e to e repa on t0e responent &a.atng t0e lans5

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!ohori "iee v #humodas $hose :, A 11; %ura& 'arain #ue v %u(hu Aheer ) Anor  AR 1928 All ;;, FEDERAL COURT

 A *a+edeva 3or t0e appellant5 ee o( iang  3or t0e responent5 ONG HOCK SIM FJ

<el&erng t0e 6ugment o3 t0e =ourt> "0s s an appeal 3rom t0e e.son o3 $ye Agl Bara?a0 J5 mae on June 1 197@ at t0e Hg0 =ourt Alor $tar allowng wt0 .osts a .lam 19./ 1 !* 0 at 0

 y t0e responent t0at t0e appellant as Amnstratr4 o3 t0e Estate o3 Mat n Juso0 <e.ease> 0ol e.eases s0are n .ertan lans as trustee t0ereo3 3or an on e0al3 o3 t0e responent an <> t0at t0e

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responent s enttle to possesson o3 t0ose portons o..upe y 0m sn.e Mar.0 1 192 pursuant to an agreement o3 sale etween t0e responent as pur.0aser an t0e e.ease as &enor5  An agreement o3 sale s set out at pages 1)2 o3 t0e Re.or5 "0e appellant w0le s.lamng ?nowlege o3 t .ontens t0at as t s amtte t0at t0e responent at t0e ate o3 t0e agreement was n.ompetent to .ontra.t 0a&ng een orn on Mar.0 :1 19:7 t s null an &o an no spe.3. per3orman.e ase t0ereon .an e e.ree5 "0e Pr&y =oun.l n !ohori "iee v #humodas $hose :, A 11; rule t0at Ct0e <nan =ontra.ts> A.t ma?es t essental t0at all .ontra.tng partes s0oul e .ompetent to .ontra.tC an spe.3.ally ena.ts t0at a person n.ompetent to .ontra.t y reason o3 n3an.y .annot ma?e a .ontra.t wt0n t0e meanng o3 t0e A.t5 %ur =ontra.ts A.t 19, s in pari materia wt0 t0e nan =ontra.ts A.t 5 "0e learne 6uge a..orngly 0el 3ollowng %ura& 'arain #ue v %u(hu Aheer ) Anor  AR 1928 All ;;, t0e agreement o3 Mar.0 1 192 to e &o an no spe.3. per3orman.e .an e orere on t0e agreement as an agreement 3or sale5 Howe&er 0e went on to 0ol t0at t0e pur.0ase pr.e 0a&ng een pa n 3ull an t0e responent let nto possesson a .onstru.t&e trust 0a een .reate an t0e e.ease 0el t0e lans n trust 3or t0e responent5 't0 respe.t to mport a .onstru.t&e trust n t0e present nstan.e an grant a e.laraton t0at t0e appellant as Amnstratr4 o3 Mat n Juso0 e.ease 0el e.eases s0are as "rustee t0ereo3 3or an on e0al3 o3 responent an t0at responent s enttle to possesson o3 t0e portons o..upe pursuant to t0e agreement an orer su.0 trust to e spe.3.ally per3orme s n e33e.t to en3or.e an agreement w0.0 s &o a initio .

'e t0ere3ore allowe t0e appeal an set ase t0e orer o3 t0e learne 6uge5 'e orere t0e appellant to repay t0e D,,,/) pur.0ase pr.e on t0e responents &a.atng t0e lans o..upe y 0m pursuant to se.ton @@ o3 t0e =ontra.ts A.t5 "0e epost to e re3une to t0e appellant5 'e mae no orer as to .osts5  Appeal allo2ed3

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