Key legal question
Whether the loan agreement and documents proved disbursement of the loan for provisional release
Extracted holding
The Federal Supreme Court held that the lower court could infer actual disbursement from the debtor-signed 27 February 2004 declaration and other documents.
Extracted reasoning
A loan agreement is a sufficient acknowledgment only if the loan was disbursed; if disbursement is disputed, the creditor must prove it. The Court held that proof may be furnished by means other than a direct payment receipt, and the lower court did not act arbitrarily in relying on the signed declaration expressly referring to the loan and repayment authorization.