Johnston v Maclarn [2001] NSWSC 932

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Johnston v Maclarn [2001] NSWSC 932 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4083/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/09/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 September 2001

PARTIES : Peter Stanley Johnston (P) Susan Maclarn (D) JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

COUNSEL : M J Sattery QC and M J Walsh (P) M Condon (D) SOLICITORS : Foulsham & Geddes (P) Simon Beverly & Associates (D) CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION [274]- Wills- Specific legacy- Ademption- Exceptions to rule that ademption occurs if testator does not possess property at date of death. LEGISLATION CITED : Contracts Review Act 1980 Basan v Brandon (1836) 8 Sim 171; 59 ER 68 Brown v Heffer (1967) 116 CLR 344 Durrant v Friend (1852) 5 DeG & SM 342; 64 ER 1145 Easyfind (NSW) Pty Ltd v Paterson (1987) 11 NSWLR 98 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Hawkesley v May [1956] 1 QB 304 Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 CASES CITED : Huddersfield Banking Co Ltd v Henry Lister & Son Ltd [1895] 2 Ch 273 In re Lewis [1904] 2 Ch 656 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah SC (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Morgan v 45 Flers Ave Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 573 R v Marong MC; Ex parte Filcock (1903) 29 VLR 355 Rogers v Wentworth (NSWCA 18.4.1988) Shaftesbury's case (1716) 2 Vern 747; 23 ER 1089 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Stanley v Potter (1789) 2 Cox 180; 30 ER 83 DECISION : See paras 27 and 28.