Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Wenkart v Abignano [1999] FCA 354
BANKRUPTCY – application to set aside bankruptcy notice - notice based on judgment affirmed on appeal - circumstances in which the court will go behind the earlier judgment Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 5, 30(1), 40(1), 41(1), 41(6A), 44(1), 52(1), 52(2) Federal Court Rules, O 52, r 15 Rankin v Palmer (1912) 16 CLR 285, considered Wren v Mahony (1972) 126 CLR 212, considered Abigroup Ltd v Abignano (1992) 39 FCR 74, discussed Wenkart v Pitman, unreported, 6 October 1998, NSWCA, discussed Wenkart v Abignano, unreported, 25 September 1997, discussed Re Sterling; Ex parte Esanda Ltd (1980) 44 FLR 125, cited Corney v Brien (1951) 84 CLR 343, cited In re Newman; Ex parte Brooke (1876) 3 Ch D 494, cited Ex parte Kibble; In re Onslow (1875) LR10 ChApp 373, cited Emerson v Wreckair Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 581, cited Petrie v Redmond (1942) 13 ABC 44, cited In re Richardson; Ex parte The Governors of St Thomas' Hospital [1911] 2 KB 705, cited Ross-Ireland v Tour Finance Ltd (1965) 39 ALJR 49, cited Olivieri v Stafford (1989) 24 FCR 413, followed
THOMAS RICHARD WENKART v GENNARO ABIGNANO & ANOR
NG 1229 OF 1998 JUDGES: SACKVILLE, NORTH & HELY JJ PLACE: SYDNEY DATE: 1 APRIL 1999
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 1229 OF 1998
ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: THOMAS RICHARD WENKART
Appellant
AND: GENNARO ABIGNANO
First Respondent
GENALLCO PTY LIMITED
Second Respondent JUDGE: SACKVILLE, NORTH & HELY JJ
DATE OF ORDER: 1 APRIL 1999
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The appeal be dismissed. 2. The appellant pay the respondents' costs.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
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