Denise Susan Carruthers v James Ernest Manning [2001] NSWSC 1130

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Denise Susan Carruthers v James Ernest Manning [2001] NSWSC 1130 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4259/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 5/12/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 December 2001

PARTIES : Mrs Denise Susan Carruthers (Plaintiff) Mr James Ernest Manning (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : Mr R Wilkinson (Plaintiff) Mr K Lapthorn (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Joan Pierpoint & Associates (Plaintiff) Searson Shannon & Co (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Equity - de facto relationship - domestic relationship - application for adjustment of interests with respect to property - just and equitable - pooling of resources - contributions to acquisition, conservation or improvement of property - direct financial contributions - non-financial contributions - domestic contributions - claim to constructive trust - claim of common intention - claim of unconscionability - intention to marry - promise to provide financial support and accommodation for life - alleged disposal of real property in reliance upon promises to detriment of plaintiff - equitable estoppel - proprietary estoppel LEGISLATION CITED : Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Amalgamated Property Company v Texas Bank [1982] QB 84 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Bryson v Bryant (1992) 29 NSWLR 188 Crawford and Crawford (1979) FLC 90-647 Grant v Edwards [1986] Ch 638 Greater Pacific Investments Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Australian National Industries Ltd (1996) NSWLR 143 Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343 Mallet v Mallet (1984) 156 CLR 605 CASES CITED : Miller v Sutherland (1990) 14 Fam LR 416 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Parij v Parij (1997) 72 SASR 153 Pascoe v Turner [1979] 2 All ER 945 Public Trustee v Kukula (1990) 14 Fam LR 97 Rolfe and Rolfe (1979) FLC 90-629 Stowe v Stowe (1995) 19 Fam LR 409 Wardman and Hudson (1978) FLC 90-466 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 DECISION : Statement of Claim dismissed