North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64 HEARING DATE(S) : 4/2/03-7/2/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 March 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J DECISION : Parties to bring in short minutes

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS - GENERAL CONTRACTUAL PRINCIPLES - construction and interpretation of contract - general principles - application of general principles of construction to document containing a plan - contra proferentem rule - REAL PROPERTY - easements - grant under section 88K Conveyancing Act 1919 - payment of compensation Conveyancing Act 1919 LEGISLATION CITED : Encroachment of Buildings Act 1922 Real Property Act 1900 Amax International Ltd v Custodian Holdings Limited [1986] 2 EGLR 111 Anderson v Fitzgerald (1853) 4 HL Cas 484; 10 ER 551 A/S Ocean v Black Sea & Baltic General Insurance Co Ltd (1935) 51 L1 L Rep 305 Australian Aviation Underwriting Pty Ltd v Henry (1988) 12 NSWLR 121 Australian Guarantee Corporation Ltd v Balding (1930) 43 CLR 140 Bartlett & Partners Ltd v Meller [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 487 Birrell v Dryer (1884) 9 AC 345 Brown v Petranker (1991) 22 NSWLR 717 Browning v Beston (1555-56) 1 Plowden 131; 75 ER 202 Burton v English (1883) 12 QBD 218 C E Heath Underwriting & Insurance (Aust) Pty Ltd v Edwards Dunlop & Co Ltd (1993) 176 CLR 535 Canada Steamship Lines Limited v The King [1952] AC 192 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Durbin v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (1995) NSW ConvR 55-725 Canada Steamship Lines Limited v The King [1952] AC 192 G L Nederland (Asia) Pty Ltd v Expertise Events Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 62 Gwyn v Neath Canal Co (1868) LR 3 Ex 209 Halford v Price (1960) 105 CLR 23 Hemmes Hermitage Pty Ltd v Abdurahman (1991) 22 NSWLR 343 Howe v Teefy (1927) 27 SR (NSW) 301 CASES CITED : Independent Timber Importers v Mercantile Mutual Insurance Ltd [2002] NSWCA 304; (2002) 12 ANZ Ins Cas 61-543 J Fenwick & Co Pty Ltd v Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd (1943) 44 SR (NSW) 1 Johnson v American Home Assurance Company (1998) 192 CLR 266 Johnson v Miro Hotels Pty Ltd [1984] ANZ ConvR 397 Lobb Phoenix Assurance Co Ltd [1988] 1 NZLR 285 MGICA Ltd v United City Merchants (Australia) Ltd (1986) 4 ANZ Insurance Cases 68-729 MLC Limited v O'Neill [2001] NSWCA 161 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Limited (2000) 203 CLR 579 McEntire v Crossley Bros (1895) AC 457 McRae v Commonwealth Disposals Commission (1951) 84 CLR 377 Neill v Duke of Devonshire (1882) 8 AC 135 Parkinson v Barclays Bank Ltd [1951] 1 KB 368 Rouleston Clarke Pty Limited (in liq) v FAI General Insurance Co Limited (2000) 11 ANZ InsCas 61-473 St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance v Clark (No.2) [1975] 1 All ER 772 Stroud; In Re (1849) 8 CB 502 Swann v Fonnereau (1796) 3 Ves Jun 41; 30 ER 883 Thomas National Transport (Melbourne) Pty Ltd v May and Baker (Australia) Pty Ltd (1966) 115 CLR 353 Travinto Nominees Pty Ltd v Vlattas [1972] 1 NSWLR 24 Webb v Plummer (1819) 2 B & Ald 746 Western Australian Bank v Royal Insurance Co (1908) 5 CLR 533 Wilson v Harvey Trinder (NSW) Pty Ltd [1973] 2 NSWLR 870 Yien Yieh Commercial Bank Ltd v Kwai Chung Cold Storage Co Ltd (1989) 2 HKLR 639 PARTIES : Marie-Louise North - Plaintiff Doru Marina - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 6024/01 COUNSEL : R J Weber SC; P W Gray - Plaintiff N Perram - Defendant SOLICITORS : Stephen Blanks & Associates - Plaintiff Landerer & Company - Defendant