Magee v UDC Finance Ltd - [1983] NZLR 438

Property law — Mortgage — Assignment of mortgage debt — Notice — Assignor's solicitors had given mortgagor's solicitors notice of assignment — Mortgagor was personally unaware of assignment and gave credit to assignor on basis that mortgage debt would be reduced — Assignor defaulted and assignee sued mortgagor for balance owing under mortgage — Whether there had been effective notice of assignment binding on the mortgagor.