Commercial Computer Centre P/L v Chisholm [2001] NSWSC 349

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Commercial Computer Centre P/L v Chisholm [2001] NSWSC 349 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13167/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 April 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 May 2001

Commercial Computer Centre Pty Limited (Plaintiff) PARTIES : William Kenneth Chisholm (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 610/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Magistrate Barkell JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr J de Meyrick (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr I Latham (Defendant) Lincoln Smith (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of Magistrate LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules Local Courts Act (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) Allen v Kerr & Anor (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-354 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 The Australian Gas Light Co v Valuer General [1940] 40 NSWLR 126 CASES CITED : Codelfa Constructions Pty Limited v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Colgate Palmolive Pty Limited v Cussons (1993) 46 FCR 225 Rouse v Shepherd (No 2) (1994) 35 NSWLR 277 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) NSWLR 723 DECISION : (1) The appeal is dismissed; (2) The decision of Magistrate Barkell dated 2 November 2000 is affirmed; (3) The summons is dismissed; (4) The is to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or assessed.