NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Buttsworth Trainor Pty Limited v Duncanson [2003] NSWSC 940 revised - 12/11/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/4/03 - 15/4/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 October 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Burchett AJ at 1 DECISION : That the Plaintiff's summons be dismissed wth costs.
CATCHWORDS : APPEAL from Local Court - limited to question of law - principles - CONTRACT - implied obligation on principle of Makay v Dick - express condition of payment - whether fulfilment of the condition was prevented by Defendants or arose from circumstances attributable to the Plaintiff's own unjustified delay LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Carr v Neill [1999] NSWSC 1263 Gaslight Co v Valuer General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 CASES CITED : Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 Pace v Read [2000] NSWSC 823 Poricanin v Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd (1979) 2 NSWLR 419 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Limited v St. Martins Investments Pty Limited (1979) 144 CLR 596 Stilk v Myrick (1809) 2 Camp. 317; 170 ER 1168 PARTIES : Buttsworth Trainor Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Roy Duncanson and Sally Duncanson (Defendants) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13307/01 COUNSEL : Mr R Weaver (Plaintiff) Mr G Lucarelli (Defendants) SOLICITORS : King Cain (Plaintiff) Turner Freeman (Defendant)
LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 221/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : 164/02 LOWER COURT W Pierce, Magistrate JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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