Zaslavsky & 2 Ors v Crasti & Anor [2004] NSWSC 620

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Zaslavsky & 2 Ors v Crasti & Anor [2004] NSWSC 620 revised - 26/07/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 July 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison DECISION : (1) The orders of Magistrate Truscott dated 18 February 2003 are affirmed; (2) The appeal is dismissed; (3) The summons is dismissed; (4) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of Local Court Magistrate - breach of contract - misrepresentation Fair trading Act 1987 - s 42 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) - s 69 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - s 52 Allen v Kerr & 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 Ptyh Ltd v Bisby [2002] NSWSC 1082 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in Liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 Serge Golman (Second Plaintiff)

Lidcombe Plastering Services Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff) PARTIES : Leo Crasti (First Defendant)

Paltrust Pty Limited (Second Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10648/2003 Mr N Kidd (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr P See (First Defendant) Mr S Levitt, Levitt Robinson (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Mr D Cohen, David Cohen & Co (First Defendant)