Cavasinni v Cavasinni [2001] NSWSC 223

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cavasinni v Cavasinni [2001] NSWSC 223 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3225/98; 1342/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 6, 7 and 8 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 March 2001

3225/98 Ferdinando Cavasinni (P) Michael Cavasinni (D1) Francesco Cavasinni (D2) PARTIES : 1342/99 Michele Cavasinni (P1) Bice Cavasinni (P2) Ferdinando Cavasinni (D1) Bianca Cavasinni (D2) JUDGMENT OF : Young J

3225/98 F P Carnovale (P) COUNSEL : J N West QC and D K L Raphael (D) 1342/99 J N West QC and D K L Raphael (P) F P Carnovale (D) 3225/98 Andresakis & Associates (P) SOLICITORS : Smith Monti Costa (D) 1342/99 Smith Monti Costa (P) Andresakis & Associates (D) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [7][17]- Whether a contract- Agreement between brothers to sell land- Whether intention to be bound other than in honour- Whether formal exchange contemplated. CONTRACTS [122]- Abandonment- What must be established. CONVEYANCING [67]- Trust- When does vendor become trustee for purchaser? EQUITY [119]- Statute of Frauds- Part performance- Acts must be unequivocal. LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919, s 54A Limitation Act 1969, ss 27(2), 36, 47 Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571 Chang v Registrar of Titles (1976) 137 CLR 177 Cooney v Burns (1922) 30 CLR 216 DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 Eccles v Bryant [1948] Ch 93 Edwards v Skyways Ltd [1964] 1 WLR 349 Firth v Slingsby (1888) 58 LT 481 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420 Francis v Francis [1952] VLR 321 CASES CITED : McCann v By-Dezign Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 161 McWilliam v McWilliams Wines Pty Ltd (1964) 114 CLR 656 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Moravia v Levy (1786) 2 Term Rep 483; 100 ER 260 Paal Wilson & Co a/s v Partenreederei Hannah Blumenthal [1983] 1 AC 854 Road Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties [2001] 1 Qd R 327 Treweeke v 36 Wolseley Road Pty Ltd (1973) 128 CLR 274 United Dominions Corp Ltd v Bryan Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 1 Wakeling v Ripley (1951) 51 SR (NSW) 183 JC Williamson Ltd v Lukey & Mulholland (1931) 45 CLR 282 Young v Queensland Trustees Limited (1956) 99 CLR 560 DECISION : See paras 80, 106, 107, 108.