Contractual Intent Overrides Formal Requirements in Damage Claim Appeal

A claim for damages arising from a contract dispute was dismissed by the lower court, leading the appellant to argue that the court erred by failing to consider evidence establishing a formal legal relationship between the parties, despite the evidence showing a common course of conduct that implied mutual consent to the essential obligations of a contract. The high court quashed the lower court's decision, reasoning that by overlooking the clear factual circumstances demonstrating the parties' intent to contract, including their established dealings and the execution of related acts, the lower court improperly failed to legally qualify the relationship between the parties as a contract, thereby violating the requirement to base a judgment on the established facts.