Barber v NWS Bank plc

[1996] 1 All ER 906

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(Judgment by: Kennedy LJ)

Between: NWS Bank plc
And: Barber

Court:

Judges:
Kennedy LJPeter Gibson LJ
Sir Roger Parker

Subject References:
sale of goods
Conditional sale agreement
Agreement for sale of car
Agreement including clause that seller was owner
Purchaser discovering existence of prior finance agreement in name of a third party with moneys outstanding
Seller aware of prior interest
Whether term in agreement that seller was owner of car a condition entitling purchaser to rescind agreement and recover moneys paid
Whether purchaser took good title

Legislative References:
Hire Purchase Act 1964 - s 27

Case References:
Bunge Corp v Tradax SA - [1981] 2 All ER 513; [1981] 1 WLR 711, HL
Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd - [1962] 1 All ER 474; [1962] 2 QB 26; [1962] 2 WLR 474, CA
Karflex Ltd v Poole - [1933] 2 KB 251; [1933] All ER Rep 46, DC
Warman v Southern Counties Car Finance Corp Ltd (W J Ameris Car Sales, third party) - [1949] 1 All ER 711; [1949] 2 KB 576
Butterworth v Kingsway Motors Ltd, Hayton (third party), Kennedy (fourth party), Rudolph (fifth party) - [1954] 2 All ER 694; [1954] 1 WLR 1286, Assizes
Heaysman's and Tweedy's Contract, Re - (1893) 69 LT 89, CA
Lipkin Gorman (a firm) v Karpnale Ltd - [1992] 4 All ER 512; [1991] 2 AC 548, HL
Mercantile Union Guarantee Corp Ltd v Wheatley - [1937] 4 All ER 713; [1938] 1 KB 490
Rowland v Divall - [1923] 2 KB 500; [1923] All ER Rep 270, CA
Stirrup's Contract, Re - [1961] 1 All ER 805; [1961] 1 WLR 449
Universal Cargo Carriers Corp v Citati - [1957] 3 All ER 234; [1957] 2 QB 401, CA

Hearing date: 10, 11 October 1995
Judgment date: 17 November 1995

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Judgment by:
Kennedy LJ

I also agree.

Appeal allowed. Leave to appeal to the House of Lords refused.