Killen v Rennie; Aroona Developments v Rennie [2003] NSWSC 1154

Reported Decision : 48 ACSR 483

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Killen v Rennie; Aroona Developments v Rennie [2003] NSWSC 1154 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 & 21 May 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 December 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Appeals dismissed

CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - resulting trusts - evidence of actual intention - oral contract for disposition of equitable interest - whether minute of meeting a note or memorandum for purposes of Statute of Frauds - whether minute accurate in view of other evidence of indebtedness LEGISLATION CITED : Companies Act, 1961 (NSW), s 123 Conveyancing Act, 1919 (NSW), s 54A Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commission of Taxation (1983) 1 NSWLR 1 Calverley v Green (1984) 155 CLR 242 Charles Marshall Pty Ltd v Grimsley (1956) 95 CLR 353 Commercial Union Insurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Cresvale Far East (in liq) v Cresvale Securities Pty Ltd (No 2) (2001) 39 ACSR 622 Dyer v Dyer (1788) 2 Cox Eq Cas 92 [30 ER 42] CASES CITED : Hely-Hutchinson v Brayhead Ltd [1968] 1 QB 549 Irons v Merchant Capital Ltd (1994) 116 FLR 204 Jones v Victoria Graving Dock Company (1877) 2 QBD 314 Kirwan v Cresvale Far East (in liq) (2002) 44 ACSR 21 Permanent Trustee Company Ltd v FAI Insurances Ltd [2003] 8 HCA 25 Roden v International Gas Applications (1995) 18 ACSR 454 Woolworths Ltd v Kelly (1991) 22 NSWLR 189 4112/02 Rosanne Lyle Fulton Killen (P) Kenneth John Rennie (D1) Aroona Developments Pty Ltd (D2) PARTIES : 1810/02 Aroona Developments Pty Ltd (P) Kenneth John Rennie (D1) Rosanne Lyle Fulton Killen (D2) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4112/02; 1810/02 4112/02 Mr M D Young (P) Mr R D Hugh (Sol) (D1) Mr J T Johnson (D2) COUNSEL : 1810/02 Mr J T Johnson (P) Mr H K Insall SC (D1) Mr M D Young (D2) 4112/02 McKell's (P) Hugh & Associates (D1) Watson Mangioni (D2) SOLICITORS : 1810/02 Watson Mangioni (P) Hugh & Associates (D1) McKell's (D2)