Ramsey & Ors v Vogler [2000] NSWCA 260

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Ramsey & Ors v Vogler [2000] NSWCA 260 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40197/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 September 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 October 2000

Leicester Denis Ramsey (First Appellant) PARTIES : Kim Sue-Ellen Ramsey (Second Appellant) Welcome Waggon of Australia (NSW) Pty Limited ACN 068 767 233 (Third Appellant) Juanita Kay Vogler (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Stein JA at 2; Heydon JA at 52

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT EQ 1747/96 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bryson J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P E King (Appellants) In Person (Respondent) SOLICITORS : P E King (Appellants) n/a (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : AGENCY - false representations - vicarious liabilty - agent acting within course of authority from principal - misleading and deceptive conduct - representations by telephone and post from Queensland received in New South Wales - whether conduct in New South Wales - D LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987, ss 42, 68, 70(4) Credit Lyonnais NV v ECGD [2000] 1 AC 486 Diamond v Bank of London & Montreal Ltd [1979] 1 QB 333 Distillers Co v Thompson [1971] AC 458 CASES CITED: Paper Products Pty Ltd v Tomlinsons (Rochdale) Ltd (No 2) (1993) 44 FCR 485 Strike v Dive Queensland Inc (1998) ATPR 41 - 605 Sydbank Soenderjylland A/S v Bannerton Holdings Pty Ltd (1996) 68 FCR 539 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 DECISION : See para 51 for orders