NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Scallan v Scallan [2001] NSWSC 1129 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5091 of 2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 December 2001
PARTIES : Victoria Sarah Scallan (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant) Eden Charles Scallan (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1
COUNSEL : Mr S Rares, SC with him L Aitken (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant)) S Moteby (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) SOLICITORS : Cassidy Gibson Howling (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant) Jenkins & Associates (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE - commencement of proceedings - parties - proceedings commenced on behalf of estate where no grant of administration - proceedings a nullity - Supreme Court Rules Pt8 r16 - WILLS PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION - proceedings commenced before administration - whether Public Trustee authorised by s61 of Wills Probate & Administration Act 1898 to bring action but refused to do so - no such right in Public Trustee Contracts Review Act 1980 LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Supreme Court Rules Pt 8 r16 Wills Probate and Administration Act 1898 s61 Andrews v Hogan (1952) 86 CLR 223 Darrington v Calderbeck (1990) 20 NSWLR 212 ex parte the Public Trustee re Birch (1951) 52 SR(NSW) 345 CASES CITED : Foy v Public Trustee (1942) 64 SR(NSW) 209 Hayim v Citibank NA [1987] AC 730 Hilliard v Eiffe [1874] LR 7 HL 39 Marshall v D G Sundin & Co Limited (1989) 16 NSWLR 463 Ramage v Waclaw (1988) 12 NSWLR 84 DECISION : See paragraphs 14-16
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