NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) NSW ConvR 56-014
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : PENTAGOLD INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED & ANOR v ROMANOS & ANOR [2001] NSWCA 425 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40274/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 December 2001
PARTIES : Pentagold Investments Pty Limited and Maroon Bros Investments Pty Limited - Appellants Joseph John Romanos and Teresa Romanos - Respondents JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Giles JA at 57
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT 1333/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Windeyer J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : D F Officer QC/R J Powell - Appellant B A J Coles QC/D L Warren - Respondents SOLICITORS : Patrick A Bolster & Son - Appellants Gordon Robilliard & Plowman - Respondents CATCHWORDS : Equity - contract for sale of land - relief against forfeiture - whether unconscionable conduct on part of vendor to terminate contract LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 Brien v Dwyer (1978) 141 CLR 378 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Brickles v Snell [1916] AC 599 Kilmer v British Columbia Orchard Lands Ltd [1913] AC 319 Soper v Arnold (1889) 14 App Cas 429 Kern Corporation Ltd v Walter Reid Trading Pty Ltd (1987) 163 CLR 164 CASES CITED: McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd (1933) 48 CLR 457 Shiloh Spinners Ltd v Harding [1973] AC 691 Barrow v Isaacs & Son [1891] 1 QB 417 Union Eagle Ltd v Golden Achievement Ltd [1997] AC 514 Carr v J A Berriman Pty Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 327 Champtaloup v Thomas (1976) 2 NSWLR 264 Lucas & Tait Pty Ltd v Victoria Securities Ltd (1973) 2 NSWLR 268 Wilson v Kingstate Mining Industries Pty Ltd (1973) 2 NSWLR 713 DECISION : 1 Appeal allowed; 2 Cross-appeal dismissed; 3 Set aside the orders made by Windeyer J on 13 April 2001; 4 Make orders 8 and 1 to 6 in the amended summons; 5 Dismiss the cross-claim in proceedings 1333/01 with costs; 6 The respondents to pay the costs of the proceedings before Windeyer J and of this appeal and the cross-appeal.
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