Woods v Woods [2000] NSWSC 851

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Woods v Woods [2000] NSWSC 851 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1973/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 5, 6 & 22 June 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 August 2000

Glenn Woods (P1) Marcia Woods (P2) PARTIES : Desre Clair Woods (D1) Richard Lee Woods (D2) Amanda Jane Woods (D3) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

COUNSEL : I R Sanderson (P1 & 2) Alex Radojev (D1-3) SOLICITORS : Nash Allen Williams & Wotton (P1 & 2) Karageorge & Co (D1-3) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [134], [137] - General contractual principles - Discharge, breach and defences to action for breach - Repudiation - Other particular cases - Intention not to perform obligation to maintain house provided under contract for occupation by mother - Election - Effect of commencement and abandonment of action for specific performance on right to terminate and sue for damages. Heyman v Darwins Ltd [1942] AC 356 Holland v Wiltshire (1954) 90 CLR 409 Ogle v Comboyuro Investments Pty Limited (1976) 136 CLR 444 Perri v Coolangatta Investments Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 537 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 CASES CITED : Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd v Luna Park (NSW) Ltd (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 632 United Australia Ltd v Barclays Bank [1941] AC 1 Woods v Woods [1999] NSWSC 275 Woods v Woods [2000] NSWSC 179 Carter, J W Breach of Contract (2nd ed, 1991) [1015] Carter, J W "Acceptance of a Repudiation" (1994) 7 Journal of Contract Law 156 DECISION : Party originally suing for specific performance entitled to terminate contract and sue for damages.