NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Jury v NSW Sheriff, Jury v State of NSW, Wilson v NSW Sheriff [2006] NSWSC 988
HEARING DATE(S) : 19 September 2006 JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Michael Grove J at 1
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 09/19/2006
DECISION : OBJECTION TO COMPETENCY OVERRULED
CATCHWORDS : COURTS AND JUDGES - LEGITIMACY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPREME COURT AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES CHALLENGED - PROPOSITIONS WHOLLY UNTENABLE AND MISCONCEIVED
Eric Abraham Jury v New South Wales Sheriff PARTIES : Eric Abraham Jury v State of New South Wales John Wilson v New South Wales Sheriff
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20294/06; 20281/06; 20310/06
COUNSEL : In person (Plaintiffs) R.H. Weinstein (Defendants)
SOLICITORS : I.V. Knight (Crown Solicitor)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
MICHAEL GROVE J
Tuesday 19 September 2006
20294/06 - ERIC ABRAHAM JURY v NSW SHERIFF 20281/06 – ERIC ABRAHAM JURY v STATE OF NSW 20310/06 – JOHN WILSON v NSW SHERIFF
JUDGMENT (On whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the Notices of Motion (see p 7 of transcript)
1 HIS HONOUR: There are before the court three Notices of Motion in which the various named defendants seek relief by way of either striking out originating process or staying proceedings upon the various statements of claim. In two of the actions the plaintiff is Eric Abraham Jury, and in the third action the plaintiff is John Wilson. 2 Upon the matters being called, Mr Wilson has asserted that there is no jurisdiction in this court to determine any matter because, as I understand his submission, I am invalidly purported to be appointed. I have invited him to address me with argument in support of his proposition and he has repeated his claim. 3 The proposition which he wishes to advance is apparently that no determination of any sort can be made by a court other than by a jury. It is on that basis that he advances the contention that I have no power to make any ruling. It is my decision that the submission is entirely misconceived and --
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