Chapman v Owners - Strata Plan 2926 & Anor [2005] NSWSC 434

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Chapman v Owners - Strata Plan 2926 & Anor [2005] NSWSC 434

HEARING DATE(S) : 22 March 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 6 May 2005

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

DECISION : (1) The appeal is dismissed; (2) The decision of Magistrate M Price dated 29 June 2004 is affirmed; (3) The summons filed 26 July 2004 is dismissed; (4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of Local Court Magistrate - fire - candle

Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) - s 3(2), s 76 LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987 )NSW) s 35(2)(c) Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) - s 69(2)

Allen v Ker & Anor (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-354 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Carr v Neill [1999] NSWSC 1263 CASES CITED : Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 R L & D Investments Pty Ltd v Bisby [2002] NSWSC 1082 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in Liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council [2005] HCA 4

Nigel Chapman (Plaintiff)

The Owners - Strata Plan 2926 PARTIES : (First Defendant)

Raymond Yam (Second Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12337/2004

Mr J Jobson COUNSEL : (Defendants)

Mr L Rattenbury Armstrong Legal (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : McCulloch and Buggy (Defendants)