Worsdale v Polglase - [1981] 1 NZLR 722

Contract — Relief from forfeiture of deposit — Agreement for sale and purchase of house property repudiated by purchaser — Vendor cancelled contract and forfeited deposit of 10% of purchase price — Purchaser sought to recover balance of deposit (after payment of land agent's commission) under Contractual Remedies Act 1979 — Whether Court should grant relief — Contractual Remedies Act 1979, ss 5, 8 and 9.