NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : O'Brien v McCormick [2005] NSWSC 619
HEARING DATE(S) : 20 June 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 20 June 2005
Equity JURISDICTION : Probate List
JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J
DECISION : Probate revoked. Fresh grant to remaining executrix.
CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION - WILLS, PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION - probate and letters of administration - revoking probate to one of two executors - applicable principles - SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE - practice - one of two executors wishes to bring Family Provision Act proceedings against estate - whether possible while probate remains unrevoked - who should be named as defendant in such proceedings - SUCCESSION - EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS - administration - entitlement to intermediate income of a specific devise - SUCCESSION - EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS - proceedings against executors and administrators - entitlement of beneficiary to question reasonableness of expenses incurred by executor in defending litigation - SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE - practice - whether rule requiring plaintiff to serve administrator with notice of eligible claimants applies when one of two executors is the plaintiff
Civil Procedure Act 2005 Family Provision Act 1982 LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987 Public Trustee Act 1913 Supreme Court Rules 1970
Adam v Mullen (Holland J, 15 December 1976, unreported) Bates v Messner (1967) 67 SR(NSW) 187 In Re Beddoe; Downes v Cottam [1893] 1 Ch 547 In Re Buckley's Trusts (1883) 22 Ch D 583 Carver v Duncan (Inspector of Taxes); Bosanquet v Allen (Inspector of Taxes) [1983] 1 WLR 494 Chambers v Smith (1846) 2 Coll 742; 63 ER 942 Collison v Collison (Master McLaughlin, 28 March 1995, unreported) Dijkhuijs (formerly Coney) v Barclay (1988) 13 NSWLR 639 In re England's Settlement Trusts; Dobb v England [1918] 1 Ch 24 Field v Peckett (No.3) (1861) 29 Beav 576; 54 ER 751 Re Gertsman [1966] VR 45 Gorman v McGuire [2002] NSWSC 1089 In re Grimthorpe deceased [1958] 1 WLR 381 Hasluck v Pedley (1874) 19 LR (Eq) 271 Jarman on Wills, 8th ed p 1079 Re Linning [1995] 1 QdR 274 Lloyd v Frape (1922) 23 SR (NSW) 11 CASES CITED : Re Lowe [2000] NSWSC 1180 In Re Marten; Shaw v Marten [1901] 1 Ch 370 In Re Marten; Shaw v Marten [1902] 1 Ch 314 Mavrideros v Mack (1998) 45 NSWLR 80 In Re Pearce; Crutchley v Wells [1909] 1 Ch 819 Permanent Trustee Co of NSW Ltd v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1944) 45 SR (NSW) 339 Ritchie, Supreme Court Practice In Re Rooke; Jeans v Gatehouse [1933] 1 Ch 970 Smith v Chambers (1847) 2 Phillips 221; 41 ER 926 In Re Tankard [1942] Ch 69 Theobald on Wills, 10th ed p 130 Union Bank of Australia v Harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd (1910) 11 CLR 492 Vasiljev v Public Trustee [1974] 2 NSWLR 497 Walford v Walford [1912] AC 658 In Re West; West v Roberts [1909] 2 Ch 180 Williams Mortimer and Sunnucks Executors Administrators and Probate (16th edition) p 930 Re Woodman, deceased; ex parte The Trustee (1940) 11 ABC 159 Worrall v Harford (1802) 8 Ves Jun 4; 32 ER 250
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