Federal Court of Australia
CATCH CORDS
Sclicitors - breach of contract and negligence - | solicitors acting for both parties on contract for sale
o2 land upon wnich vendor would erect house - vurcnasers enter into possession of suostantially corpleted nouse before completion of contract - house taen cestroyed by cyclone - house not insured eltner ty vendor or purcnesers obligations to advise purchesers on salient points of contract, incluaing neec to insure ~- consideration of
obligation in light of particular srovisions of contract -
quantification of scurcnesers' loss.
interest ~ claim for interest made in wr2zt anc statement of claim - legislation appliceble in Northern Territory prior to Northern Territory Supreme Court éct 1979 -
interest not recoveracle - Supreme Court -ct 1979, s.24;
Nortnern Terr:tory Supreme Court Act 1962, s.35; Supreme
Court #.ct 1935 (S.A.), s.30C; Civil Procedure Act 1833
(3&4 a12 iV, ¢.42) 5.28.
ECRGS FREDZRICK FCX v. PsUL ANTHONY Bo...tb EVERINGYSM n@_ PETER _GECRGE 'iGus4RD
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No. NT G 28 oF 1982
Coram: woodward, Muirneadc and
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Darwin
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTX-L1A NORIAZRN TEARITURY SISTRICT RECISTRY ) No. nT G 28 of 1982 GENER-L Divislov
On Appeel from the Supreme Court of
the Nortnern Territory of australia BET.EEN
GeCRGE FasweRICK FOX
"ppeliant AN: PaUL ANTHONY ED.-RD ZVERINGHAM and PSTCR GoonGe HCrakD Rescondents ORDER JUDGES MAKING ORDER: wWoodward, Muirnead and Shrenpara JJ.
tye Oc tober 19S
oy
DATE OCF ORDER
iGSRE MaDE Darwin
THE CCURI CRDERS :
1. That the appeal be aliowec.
2. That the judgment erterea by the Supreme Court in favour oF tne respondents pe set aside.
3. That in lieu thereof gucgment ie entered for tne
appellant. 4, That tne action be rerizted to the Suprene Court
for the assessment ot the acveilant's damages. De That tne respondents pay tne apveliant's costs of
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