Heckenberg anor v Delaforce [2000] NSWCA 137

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Heckenberg anor v Delaforce [2000] NSWCA 137 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40257/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 17 November 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 June 2000

PARTIES : Appellant: Marlene Joyce Heckenberg & Casper Leon Heckenberg Respondent: Eric Delaforce JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Meagher JA at 72; Beazley JA at 87

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 5247/93 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Simos J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: P Brereton SC Respondent: L Stapleton SOLICITORS : Appellant: Budd & Piper (Tweed Heads) by their city agent Carroll & O'Dea Respondent:Priests with McCarron Sork (Port Maquarie) by their city agents Turner Whelan CATCHWORDS : Contract - Whether part performance or total failure of consideration - Remedies - Restitution only available if total failure of consideration - Benefit bargained for was not recieved - Benefit received was incidental to contractual obligations Maddocks v DJE Constructions Pty Ltd (1982) 148 CLR 104 Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, Limited [1943] AC 32 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353 Goss v Chilcott [1996] AC 788 United Australia Ltd v Barclays Bank Limited [1941] AC 1 CASES CITED: Ciavarella v Balmer (1983)153 CLR 438 Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales Ltd (No 3) [1983] 3 A11 ER 423 Madwood Pty Limited v Heckenberg Holdings Pty Limited (NSW SC (Eq),9 Nov,1988, unreported Holroyd v Marshall (1862) 10 HLC 191 Poole v Hill (1840) 6 M&W 835 Pam v Barbour (1870) 1 VR (L) 136 Layard v Allen (1881) Tarl. E.Brown Pty Limited v Florence [1976]SASR 214 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.