Cumming v Sands [2001] NSWSC 2

Reported Decision : (2001) NSW ConvR 55-989

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cumming v Sands [2001] NSWSC 2 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5003/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 & 22 June, 13 July and 16 August 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 January 2001

Delys Louise Cumming (P) PARTIES : Margaret Lesley Sands (D1 & XC) Peter Elliott Brand (D2 & 2XD) Robert Bruce Gordon (D2 & 3XD) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

J M Atkin (P) COUNSEL : B A Coles QC and S Hughes (D1) No representation (D2, 2XD & 3XD) Walters (P) SOLICITORS : Heidtman & Co (D1) Submitting appearance (D2, 2XD & 3XD) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [172] - Particular parties - Principal and agent - Authority of agents - Construction and extent of authority - Implied authority of general agents - Sister leaves to brother for 20 years all decisions re tenancy of property in which they have interest in common as landlords - EQUITY [39] - General principles - Equitable charges and liens - Money expended or benefit conferred on property of another. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 ss 60, 136 Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd v Occidental Life Nominees Pty Ltd [1992] VR 279 Cadorange Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tanga Holdings Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 26 Chalmers v Pardoe [1963] 1 WLR 677 Dewhirst v Edwards [1983] 1 NSWLR 34 Equiticorp Finance Pty Ltd (in liq) v Bank of New Zealand (1993) 32 NSWLR 50 Fensom v Cootamundra Racecourse Reserve Trust [2000] NSWSC 1072 Lee v The Queen (1998) 195 CLR 594 CASES CITED : Morley v State Tobacco Services Ltd [1993] 1 VR 417 Morris v Morris [1982] 1 NSWLR 61 Singh-Bal (1997) 92 ACrimR 397 Sunstar Fruit Pty Ltd v Cosmo [1995] 2 Qd R 214 Svenson v Payne (1945) 71 CLR 531 Unity Joint Stock Mutual Banking Association v King (1858) 25 Beav 72; 53 ER 563 Welsh (1996) 90 ACrimR 364 Willmott v Barber (1880) 15 Ch D 1996 Bowstead and Reynolds on Agency (16th ed, 1996) Articles 8, 22 & 32 DECISION : Charge should be declared for amounts expended.