McLachlan v Taylor - [1985] 2 NZLR 277

Contract — Sale of farm land — Contract omitted condition making it subject to the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 — Purchaser decided to use this omission to enable him to withdraw from the contract — Vendor attempted unsuccessfully to resell property — Whether vendor's conduct constituted an election against specific performance — Whether contract should be validated by ordering specific performance — Illegal Contracts Act 1970, s 7.