Hunter Douglas v Chadwick [2001] NSWCA 27

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Hunter Douglas v Chadwick [2001] NSWCA 27 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40637/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 March 2001

PARTIES : Hunter Douglas Architectural Products Pty Limited v Chadwick Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Priestley JA at 4; Meagher JA at 5

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 7214/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Mahoney DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: M. Rudge/N.Manousaridis Respondent: F. Corsaro SOLICITORS : Appellant: Baker & McKenzie Respondent: Burridge & Legg CATCHWORDS : Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW) - fit for purpose - reliance - where goods supplied for use in execution of building contract between purchaser and third party. LEGISLATION CITED : Sale of Goods Act, 1923 (NSW) s19(1); s.52 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth). CASES CITED: D. Galambos & Son Pty Limited v McIntyre (1974) 5 ACTR 10; Vacwell Engineering Co Ltd v BDH Chemicals Ltd [1971] 1 QB 88, Milne Construction Ltd v Expandite Ltd [1984] 2 NZLR 163, Morgan v Johnson (1998) 44 NSWLR 578. DECISION : 1. Appeal dismissed with costs on a solicitor-client basis from 29 January 1999; 2. Cross-appeal allowed and the cross-respondent to pay the costs of the cross-appellant.; 3. The matter to be stood over for 28 days to enable the parties to bring in Short Minutes embodying the proposed orders of the Court..

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

CA: 40637/99 MASON P PRIESTLEY JA MEAGHER JA

Thursday, 8 March 2001 HUNTER DOUGLAS ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS PTY LIMITED v CHADWICK INDUSTRIES PTY LIMITED