Adamson v Barton - [1981] 2 NZLR 690

Contract — Agreement for sale and purchase of property — Purchaser was a company but it had not been incorporated at date of agreement — Purchaser failed to settle — Vendor gave notice that settlement was required by a specified date, making time of the essence — Later vendor rescinded agreement — Purchaser claimed notice rescinding agreement was defective because there was a tenant in residence and rubbish in the garage — Whether contract was enforceable — Whether, if contract existed, it had been validly rescinded.