Costa v El-Turk [2006] NSWLC 51

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Costa v El-Turk [2006] NSWLC 51 JURISDICTION: Civil PARTIES: Con Costa Michael El-Turk FILE NUMBER: 7424/05 PLACE OF HEARING: Downing Centre Local Court DATE OF DECISION: 11/28/2006 MAGISTRATE: Magistrate H Dillon CATCHWORDS: Contracts - Undisclosed agency - Whether defendant an undisclosed agent - Whether defendant liable as undisclosed agent - Whether defendant entered contract personally - Estoppel - Res judicata estoppel - Whether plaintiff estopped from maintaining proceedings because judgment entered in same cause of action in another proceedings LEGISLATION CITED: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Jackson v Goldsmith (1950) 81 CLR 446 Kendall v Hamilton (1879) 4 App. Cas. 504 CASES CITED: Marginson v Ian Potter & Co (1976) 136 CLR 161 at 169 Petersen v Moloney (1951) 84 CLR 91 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Priestly v Fernie (1863) 3 H & C 977; at 514-515. REPRESENTATION: Mr R. Johnson (counsel) instructed by Koutzoumis Solicitors Mr P. De Dassell (counsel) instructed by Avondale Lawyers ORDERS: 1.Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $15,008.40 and judgment accordingly. Interest is to be calculated by the Registrar from 30 November 2002 .2.Subject to order 3, the defendant is to pay 80 per cent of the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings in a sum agreed or assessed on the party and party basis. 3. The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the application to re-open the proceedings in a sum agreed or assessed on the party and party basis.