Montedeen Pty Limited v Rossfield Nominees (ACT) Pty Limited [2000] NSWCA 112

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Montedeen Pty Limited v Rossfield Nominees (ACT) Pty Limited [2000] NSWCA 112 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40253/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 15/04/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 May 2000

PARTIES : Montedeen Pty Limited Rossfield Nominees (ACT) Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Powell JA at 2; Beazley JA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT 1327/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Santow J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Appellant: G Sirtes COUNSEL : Respondent: B Debuse Appellant: Kempson & Co (Melbourne) by their city agents Forshaw Neill SOLICITORS : Respondent: Sullivans CATCHWORDS : Competing interests in registrable goods - Bona fide purchaser for value without notice - Nemo dat rule Road Safety Act 1986 (Vic) LEGISLATION CITED : Chattel Securities Act 1987 (Vic) Goods Act 1958 (Vic) CASES CITED: Registrar, Security Interests v Psarros (1989) 51 SASR 318 DECISION : Appeal allowed

THE SUPREME COURT

OF NEW SOUTH WALES

COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40253/98 CL 47/96

SHELLER JA POWELL JA BEAZLEY JA

Friday, 5 May 2000

MONTEDEEN PTY LIMITED t/as DELTA CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL v ROSSFIELD NOMINEES (ACT) PTY LIMITED

FACTS

Capital was a franchisee of one of the appellant's car and truck hire businesses. The respondent, a car financier, leased five vehicles to Capital but permitted Capital to register the vehicles in Victoria as owner. Capital had possession of the vehicles. Capital purported to sell the vehicles to the appellant.