Hardy Bros (Earthmoving) Pty Limited v Michael Terrence Turton and Sharon Louise Turton [2000] NSWSC 443

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hardy Bros (Earthmoving) Pty Limited v Michael Terrence Turton and Sharon Louise Turton [2000] NSWSC 443 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 400111/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 8/5/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 May 2000

PARTIES : Hardy Bros (Earthmoving) Pty Limited v Michael Terrence Turton and Sharon Louise Turton JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 247/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Mr P A Moon JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr D J Thorley - for plaintiff Mr G L Raffell - for defendant Messrs Carmody Crampton Young NSW - for plaintiff SOLICITORS : McCabe Partners Young NSW - for defendant CATCHWORDS : Local Court - Practice - Power of Local Court to set aside judgment after Statement of Confession of judgment - Leave to appeal to Supreme Court - Effect on discretion of small amount of claim - Effect of delay even if arguable case LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act, 1970 Local Court Rules Part 12 r 2; Part 26 r 3; Part 33 r 9 Brougham v Dominelli Ford Hurstville Pty Limited (Supreme Court, unreported, 17 February 1993, Campbell J) CASES CITED : Coles v Burke (1987) 10 NSWLR 429 Jakamarra v Kracauar (153 ALR 276) DECISION : 1. Summons dismissed; 2. Notice of Motion dismissed; 3. The plaintiff, Hardy Bros (Earthmoving) Pty Limited is to pay the costs of both the Summons and the Notice of Motion.

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