Nabainivalu v Hopkins [2006] NSWSC 215

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Nabainivalu v Hopkins [2006] NSWSC 215

HEARING DATE(S) : 16/03/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

DECISION : There is no gift of the stamp collection to the plaintiff. Plaintiff's claim is dismissed with no order as to costs.

CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION [166]- Wills- Construction and effect of testamentary dispositions- Direction that X may remove and dispose of any item in house- Whether gift to X of valuable stamp collection located in the deceased's home. WORDS & PHRASES- "Dispose".

Charter v Charter (1874) LR 7 HL 364 Dupain v White (Cohen J, 15.9.1994, unreported) Dutton v Hockenhull (1874) 22 WR 701 Fleming v Burrows (1826) 1 Russ 276; 38 ER 107 Gerhardy v South Australian Auxiliary to The British and Foreign Bible Society Inc (1982) 30 SASR 12 Gregory v Hudson (1998) 45 NSWLR 300 CASES CITED : Jennor & Hardies case (1606) 1 Leon 283; 74 ER 258 Layer v Burns Philp Trustee Co Ltd (1986) 6 NSWLR 60 Peck v Halsey (1726) 2 Pwms 387; 24 ER 780 Re Brace [1954] 1 WLR 955 Re Johnson [1928] SASR 490 Re McMahon [1913] QSR 47 Tatham v Huxtable (1950) 81 CLR 639 Wrench v Jutting (1841) 3 Beav 521; 49 ER 205

Apenisa Nabainivalu (known as Ben Nabainivalu) (P) PARTIES : Sydney Walter Hopkins (D1) John Gregory Barrett (D2)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2649/05

COUNSEL : R J Colquhoun (P) A Finnerty (S) (D)

SOLICITORS : Walker Smith Solicitors (P) Donovan Oates Hannaford (D)