Turner v Californian Cars & Sports Trucks Pty Limited [2002] NSWSC 666

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Turner v Californian Cars & Sports Trucks Pty Limited [2002] NSWSC 666 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11482/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 24-25 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 August 2002

PARTIES : Harry Turner v Californian Cars & Sports Trucks Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : Davidson AJ at 1

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 603/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT R.A. Brown, Esq JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : I.G. Roberts (Appellant/Plaintiff) D. Raphael with P. Bruckner (Respondent/Defendant) SOLICITORS : Ebsworth & Ebsworth (Appellant) Saunders & Standen (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : s69 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act - Total failure of consideration - Part payment conditional on performance of contract Contracts Review Act 1980 Fair Trading Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Law and Equity) Act 1978 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Trade Practices Act (Commonwealth) 1974 ANZ Bank v Westpac Bank (1988) 164 CLR 662 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 British Russian Gazette & Trade Outlook Ltd v Associated Newspapers (1933) 2 KB 616 CASES CITED : Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank (1992) 175 CLR 353 Dies v British & International Mining & Finance Corporation (1939) 1 KB 724 McDermott v Black (1940) 63 CLR 161 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles (1933) 48 CLR 457 DECISION : Appeal allowed