Reitano v Jones [2001] NSWSC 1076

Reported Decision : 54 NSWLR 661

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Reitano v Jones [2001] NSWSC 1076 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3686/94 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 September, 22 October, 16 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 November 2001

PARTIES : Alfred Concetto Joseph Reitano, Rosa Oliveri, Joseph Oliveri and Emanueli Oliveri (Cross-Defendants/Appellants) Michael Gregory Jones (Cross-Claimant/Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

LOWER COURT Supreme Court (Master) JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 3686/94 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Master McLaughlin JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : B W Rayment QC and P Conway (Cross-Defendants/Appellants) M Broun QC and D Durston (Cross-Claimant/Respondent) SOLICITORS : Di Lizio & Associates (Cross-Defendants/Appellants) McCabes (Cross-Claimant/Respondent) CATCHWORDS : TORTS [237]- Conspiracy- Elements- Conspiracy to injure bankrupt estate not actionable- Overt act may be positive or negative. Allen v Flood [1898] AC 1 Carrington v Taylor (1809) 11 East 571; 103 ER 1126 Conte v Flood 277 NYS (2d) 697 Cox v Journeaux (No 2) (1935) 52 CLR 713 Elders Rural Finance Ltd v Westpac Banking Corp (1988) 4 BPR 9383 Gregory v Brunswick (Duke) (1843) 6 Man & G 205; 134 ER 866 Hutchins v Hutchins (1845) 7 Hill 104 Kearney v Lloyd (1896) 26 Ir Rep 268 CASES CITED : Lonrho Plcv Fayed [1992] 1AC 448 Marrinan v Vibart [1963] 1 QB 234 McKernan v Fraser (1931) 46 CLR 343 Rogers v Dutt (1860) 13 Moo PC 209; 15 ER 78 Savile v Roberts (1697) 1 Ld Raym 374; 91 ER 1147 Schoolmasters' case (1356) YB 29 Ed 3 State v Erwin 120 P (2d) 285 (1941) (Utah) Sweeney v Coote [1906] 1 Ir Rep (Ch) 51 Victoria Park Racing & Recreation Grounds Ltd v Taylor (1937) 37 SR (NSW) 322 DECISION : See para 43.