Small & Ors v Tomassetti & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1112

Reported Decision : (2002) NSW ConvR 56-011

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Small & Ors v Tomassetti & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1112 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4912/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 2001

Judith Anne Small (First Plaintiff) Norton Management Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) M & K Services Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff) James Tutton (Fourth Plaintiff) Kathleen Tutton (Fifth Plaintiff) Nicola Tomassetti (First Defendant) Catherine Tomassetti (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Catherine Tomasetti (Cross-Plaintiff) Judith Anne Small (First Cross-Defendant) Norton Management Pty Ltd (Second Cross-Defendant) M & K Services Pty Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant) James Tutton (Fourth Cross-Defendant) Cathleen Tutton (Fifth Cross-Defendant) Tony Atana (Sixth Cross-Defendant) Mario Mura (Seventh Cross-Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J

COUNSEL : M Young (Plaintiffs) J Van Aalst (Defendants) RL Kremnizer & Co (Plaintiffs; 1st-5th Cross-Defendants) SOLICITORS : Hardings Lawyers (Defendants; 1st-2nd Cross-Plaintiffs) No appearance (6th-7th Cross-Defendants) CATCHWORDS : MORTGAGES - Real Property Act land - extent of interest of mortgagee - when mortgage has forged signature of mortgagor, and is registered - depends on construction of the particular mortgage LEGISLATION CITED : Real Property Act 1900 Mayer v Coe [1968] 2 NSWR 747 Mercantile Mutual Life Insurance Co Ltd v Gosper (1991) 25 NSWLR 32 PT Limited v Maradona Pty Limited (1992) 25 NSWLR 643 CASES CITED : Garofano v Reliance Finance Corporation Pty Ltd (1992) NSWConvR 55-640 Pyramid Building Society (In Liquidation) v Scorpion Hotels Pty Ltd (1998) 1 VR 188 Karacominakis v Big Country Developments Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 313 Mercantile Credits Ltd v Shell Company of Australia Ltd (1976) 136 CLR325 DECISION : On construction of the particular morgages here, mortgagee has indefeasible title to secure principal and interest.