NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (1999) NSW ConvR 55-896
New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : Beynon v Wongala Holdings [1999] NSWCA 66 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40019/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 November 1998 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 March 1999
PARTIES : Beynon & Anor v Wongala Holdings Pty Limited & Anor. JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Sheller JA at 16; Powell JA at 17
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : ED 5914/92 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Cohen J
Appellant: R McDOugall QC/B Green; COUNSEL : First respondent: S. Rares SC/S. Kaur-Bains Second respondent: B. Skinner Third respondent: D. Davies SC. Appellant: Barnetts. SOLICITORS : First respondent: Jackson Smith. Second respondent: K C Hall. Third respondent: Phillips Fox. CATCHWORDS : Conveyancing - misdescription of land on face of contract - misdescription of land on s.149 Certificate under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act - misdescription of title within s.127 Real Property Act. Conveyancing Act (NSW) 1919 ACTS CITED : Real Property Act (NSW) 1900 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (NSW) 1979. Nottingham Patent Brick and Tile Company v Butler (1885) LR 15 QBD 261. Swindle v Knibb (1929) 29 SR 325. Howe v Smith (1884) LR 27 Ch.D 89 In re Hargreaves & Thompson's Contract (1886) LR 32 Ch.D 454. Bennett v Stuart (1927) 27 SR 317. Zsadony v Pizer [1955] VLR 496. Maralinga Pty. Limited v Major Enterprises Pty Limited [1972] 2 NSWLR 101. Lucas & Tait Pty. Limited v Victoria Securities Limited [1973] 2 NSWLR 268. CASES CITED: Wilson v Kingsgate Mining Industries Pty Limited [1973] 2 NSWLR 713. Pratt v Hawkins (1991) 32 NSWLR 319. James Macara Limited v Barclay [1945] 1KB 148. Everett v Ribbands [1952] 2 QB 198. Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Herbert Smith & Co. [1969] 1 Ch. 93. CBS Productions Pty. Limited v O'Neill (1985) 1 NSWLR 601. American Home Assurance Co. v Ampol Refineries Limited (1987) 18 NSWLR 13. Issa v Berisha [1981] 1 NSWLR 261. Market Terminal Pty. Limited v Dominion Insurance Co. of Australia [1982] 1 NSWLR 105. DECISION : Appeal dismisssed with costs; All three cross-appeals dismissed with costs
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