NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Sullivan v. Sullivan & Ors. [2006] NSWCA 312 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 8 June 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 14 November 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Handley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 57; McColl JA at 101
DECISION: See pars.98-100 of judgment.
CATCHWORDS: EQUITY - ESTOPPEL - Proprietary estoppel - Representation that plaintiff could occupy a house for life - Plaintiff gives up housing commission accommodation - Whether representation sufficiently certain - Whether detriment proved, in absence of evidence as to rent paid to Housing Commission and as to security of tenure - Whether estoppel made out - Extent of relief.
Attorney General of Hong Kong v Humphreys Estate (Queen's Gardens) Ltd [1987] AC 114 Australian Crime Commission v. Gray [2003] NSWCA 318 Bank Negara Indonesia v Haolim [1973] 2 MLJ 3 Cameron v Murdoch [1983] WAR 321 Chalmers v Pardoe [1963] 1 WLR 677 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Crabb v Arun DC [1976] Ch 179 CA, 194 Crompton v Wheat (1983) 71 FLR 346 Dillwyn v Llewelyn (1862) 4 De GF & J 517 Flinn v Flinn [1999] 3 VR 712 Galaxidis v. Galaxidis [2004] NSWCA 111 Gillett v Holt [2001] Ch 210 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 Greasley v Cooke [1980] 1 WLR 1306 Griffiths v Williams (1977) 248 EG 947 Grundt v Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd (1938) 59 CLR 641 CASES CITED: Ho v. Powell [2001] NSWCA 168, 57 NSWLR 572 Inwards v Baker [1965] 2 QB 29 Jennings v Rice [2003] 1 P & CR 100 Jones v Jones [1977] 1 WLR 438 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Wellcome International Pty Ltd (1998) 81 FCR 475 Olsson v Dyson (1969) 120 CLR 365 Oran Park Motor Sport Pty. Limited v. Fleissig [2002] NSWCA 371 Pascoe v Turner [1979] 1 WLR 431 Plimmer v Mayor of Wellington (1884) 9 App Cas 699 Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129 Re Basham [1986] 1 WLR 1498 Riches v Hogben [1986] 1 Qd R 315 Sledmore v Dalby (1996) 72 P & CR 196 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Woodhouse AC Israel Cocoa Limited SA v. Nigerian Produce Manufacturing Co. Limited [1971] 2 QB 23 Yaxley v Gotts [2000] Ch 162 CA, 175
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