Kevin Edward Smith & Anor v Scott Lutiger T/As Scott Doney Autos & Anor [2000] NSWSC 233

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kevin Edward Smith & Anor v Scott Lutiger T/As Scott Doney Autos & Anor [2000] NSWSC 233 revised - 4/04/2000 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3910/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 March 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 March 2000

PARTIES : Kevin Edward Smith & Anor v Scott Lutiger - T/As Scott Doney Autos & Anor JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson CJinEq at 1

COUNSEL : Mr P Beale for the plaintiffs Mr D K L Raphael for the defendants SOLICITORS : Kacin Safi & Halligan for the plaintiffs A R Walmsley & Co for the defendants CATCHWORDS : Trusts and Trustees - Invalid appointment of new trustee - Lease granted by new trustee - Tenant holding over from month to month - New trustee gives one month's notice - Whether registered proprietor entitled to possession. Rea Property Act LEGISLATION CITED : Trustee Act ss6, 8 Conveyancing Act s 127 CASES CITED : Retravision NSW Ltd v Copeland (Young J, 8/10/97) DECISION : See Orders 48-55 of judgment

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

CORAM: HODGSON CJ in Equity

Monday, 20 March 2000

3910/99: KEVIN EDWARD SMITH & ANOR v SCOTT LUTIGE R T /A s SCOTT DONEY AUTOS & ANOR

JUDGMENT

1 HIS HONOUR: The first plaintiff, Mr Smith, is the registered proprietor under the Real Property Act of property Unit 1, 34-36 Plasser Crescent, St Marys. The second plaintiff, Tresaire, a company controlled by Mr Smith, was purportedly appointed a new trustee of a trust called the Plasser Property Trust by a deed dated 1 July 1996. 2 The defendants, Mr and Mrs Lutiger, are in occupation of the property, having gone into occupation pursuant to a lease between Scott Doney Autos as lessee and Plasser Property Trust as lessor, apparently executed on 29 September 1996.