Cox v Goldcrest Developments (NSW) Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 763

Reported Decision : [2000] 50 NSWLR 76

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cox v Goldcrest Developments (NSW) Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 763 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3361/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/07/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 July 2000

PARTIES : Glynis Megan Cox and James Barton Carter (P) Goldcrest Developments (NSW) Pty Limited (D) JUDGMENT OF : Young J

COUNSEL : W Haffenden (P) J Hastings (S)(D) SOLICITORS : Nugent Wallman & Carter (P) John H Hastings (D) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [120]- Construction- Use of subsequent conduct to show whether power of attorney joint or several. CONTRACTS [166]- Power of attorney- Whether power of attorney by A and B to C terminates on A's death- Whether Court empowered to appoint attorney when principal on the high seas unable to be contacted. WORDS & PHRASES- "Incommunicate". Administrator of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea v Daera Guba (1973) 130 CLR 353 Ferguson v Pilling 1 NW (2d) 662 (1942) (Iowa SC) Gee v Lane (1812) 15 East 592; 104 ER 967 Pacific Film Pty Ltd v Film Bars Pty Ltd (1980) 1 BPR 9147 Raw v Alderson (1817) 7 Taunt 453; 129 ER 182 CASES CITED : Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [1974] AC 235 Spunwill Pty Ltd v Bab Pty Ltd (1994) 36 NSWLR 290 Wallworth v Hall (1841) 4 My & Cr 619; 41 ER 238 Watcham v Attorney-General of East Africa Protectorate [1919] AC 533 Whitney v Krasne 225 NW 245 (1929) (Iowa SC) Wrigley v Cornelius 44 NE 406 (1896) (Illinois SC) DECISION : See para 22