NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Seeley v Back - Estate of John Michael Pegus Seeley [2005] NSWSC 634
12/10/04, 13/10/04, 14/10/04, 15/10/04, 19/10/04, 15/12/04 HEARING DATE(S) : Judgment: 18/02/05 13/04/05, 01/06/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 30 June 2005
Equity Division JURISDICTION : Probate List
JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
DECISION : Costs of both plaintiff and defendants to be paid out of estate on the indemnity basis
CATCHWORDS : COSTS - probate - successful application for revocation of probate - defendant executors not discharging onus of proof of testator's capacity - whether they should pay costs personally - whether testator was cause of the litigation
Graham v Kahler (unreported, NSWSC, 17 July 1991) Re Carroll; Ryman v Public Trustee (unreported, NSWSC, 12 November 1979) CASES CITED : Re Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Seeley v Back - Estate of John Michael Pegus Seeley [2005] NSWSC 68
Harry Seeley - Plaintiff PARTIES : Francis Joseph Back - First Defendant Vernon Groves - Second Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 107958/03; 107987/03; 5569/01
Mr G.C. Lindsay SC/Mr C.P. Locke - Plaintiff COUNSEL : Mr J.R. Wilson SC - Defendants
Oliveri Attorneys - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Back Schwartz Vaughan - Defendants
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION
BARRETT J
THURSDAY, 30 JUNE 2005
5569/01 - Harry SeeleY v Francis Joseph back - estate of Michael Pegus Seeley & Anor
107958/03 - Harry Seeley V Francis Joseph back & Anor - the estate of John Michael Pegus Seeley
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