HATZANTONIS & ANOR v. LAWRENCECOX v. LAWRENCE [2003] NSWSC 914

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : HATZANTONIS & ANOR v. LAWRENCECOX v. LAWRENCE [2003] NSWSC 914 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/09/03 & 07/10/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 October 2003 JURISDICTION: EQUITY JUDGMENT OF : Bryson J at 1 DECISION : Separate question answered: [1] and [27]

CATCHWORDS : WILLS - Construction - gift in will to executor of "right of usage" of house for 10 years followed by distribution to beneficiaries - consideration of construction of will on whole terms - held, the executor was entitled to rent out the house, retain the profits and was to pay the outgoings Perrin v. Morgan [1943] AC 399 Coorey v. Coorey (NSWSC 22 February 1986 unreported) Powell J Perpetual Trustee Co. Ltd v. Wright & Ors Re Will of James Paul Gee Cox (Junior) deceased (1987) 9 NSWLR 18 Towns v. Wentworth (1858) 11 Moo PC 526 at 542-543; 14 ER 794 Binetter v. Dunkel (NSWSC unreported 28 May 1993) at 32 CASES CITED : Equity Trustees Executors and Agency Co. Ltd v. Buckhurst [1907] VLR 252 Mannox v. Greener (1872) LR 14 Eq 456 Re Keenan, Ford v. Keenan (1913) 30 WN (NSW) 214 at 21 Re Hillier, Primrose v. Kewley (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 71 Stevenson v. Myers [1929] 47 WN (NSW) 94 Public Trustee v. Executor Trustee and Agency Company of South Australia Ltd (1984) 36 SASR 32 Coral Majorie Hatzantonis - First Plaintiff (1898/03) PARTIES : Roma Rachel Lawrence - Second Plaintiff (1898/03) Wayne James Lawrence - Defendant (1898/03 and 3324/03) Allison Brenda Cox; Julie Ann Cox & Stuart James Cox - Plaintiffs in 3324/03 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1898/2003 AND 3324/2003 M.S. Willmott SC - Plaintiff in 1898/03 COUNSEL : La Hood (s) plaintiffs in 3324/03 M. Boulton - Defendant Ramensky Lawyers SOLICITORS : Toltz La Hood Eugene Lepore & Associates