THOS COOK v KUMARI [2002] NSWCA 141

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : THOS COOK v KUMARI [2002] NSWCA 141 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40882/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 May 2002

THOMAS COOK LIMITED PARTIES : v KAMLESH KUMARI JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Sheller JA at 19; Pearlman AJA at 20

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 786/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Certoma ADCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant - J W Stevenson Respondent - R McColl SC/M Campbell SOLICITORS : Appellant - Gadens Respondent - Dominic David Stamfords CATCHWORDS : BANKING - TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES - LOSS OR THEFT - PURCHASE AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR REFUND OF CHEQUES LOST OR STOLEN - CONDITION OF REFUND THAT PURCHASER HAD SAFEGUARDED CHEQUES AS THE PURCHASER WOULD A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF HER OWN CASH - WHETHER PURCHASER BREACHED THAT CONDITION Goodwin v Robarts (1875) LR 10 Ex 337 CASES CITED: Glynn v Margetson & Co [1893] AC 351 Braithwaite v Thomas Cook Cheques Ltd [1989] QB 553 El Awadi v Bank of Credit SA Ltd [1990] 1 QB 606 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

40882/01 DC 786/00 HANDLEY JA SHELLER JA PEARLMAN AJA

21 May 2002 THOMAS COOK LIMITED v KAMLESH KUMARI

BANKING – travellers' CHEQUES – loss or theft – purchase agreement providing for refund of cheques lost or stolen –condition of refund that purchaser had safeguarded cheques as the purchaser would a similar amount of her own cash – whether purchaser breached that condition