Donelian v Donalian [2002] NSWSC 696

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Donelian v Donalian [2002] NSWSC 696 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11289/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 2/7/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 September 2002

PARTIES : Lita Donelian (Plaintiff) Minas Donalian (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 651/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Magistrate O'Shane JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : J. Mundey (Plaintiff) T. Ryan (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Frances Mary Doyle & Associates, Solicitors (Plaintiff) Osborne & Brickness, Solicitors (Defendant) Justices Act 1902 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571 Brennan v Brennan (1953) 89 CLR 129 Chua Chee Chor v Chua Kim Yong [1962] 1 WLR 1464 Coleshill v Manchester Corporation [1928] 1 KB 776 Cotogno v Lamb (No. 2) (1985) 3 NSWLR 221 CASES CITED : Devries & Anor v Australian National Railways Commission & Anor [1992-1993] 177 CLR 472 Gangemi Holdings Pty Limited v Maxwell John Salter & Ors NSWSC, unreported, 1 October 1999 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Jones v Padavatton [1969] 2 All ER 616 Riches v Hogben [1986] 1 QD R 315 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Wentworth v Rogers (No. 3) (1986) 6 NSWLR 642 DECISION : Appeal is allowed; Set aside the judgment of the learned magistrate; Proceedings are remitted to Magistrate O'Shane to be determined according to law; The defendants are to pay the plaintiff's costs of this appeal as agreed or assessed