NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Arnot v Hill-Douglas [2006] NSWSC 429
HEARING DATE(S) : 13 and 14 February 2006
JUDGMENT DATE : 12 May 2006
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq
DECISION : Defendants' cross claim regarding misrepresentation dismissed. Plaintiffs granted order to take first step towards specific performance.
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [120]- Construction- Entire contract clause- Scope. EQUITY [37]- Misrepresentation- Words said during general discussion- Contracts five months later- Little indication by alleged representee as to effect on him of such words- Held no representation made.
LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52
Aneve Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2005] NSWCA 441 Australian Co-operative Foods Ltd v Norco Co-operative Ltd (1999) 46 NSWLR 267 Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Deming v Darling 20 NE 107 (Mass SC 1889) Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Glengallan Investments Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 471 Inntrepreneur Pub Co (GL) v East Crown Ltd [2002] 2 Ll Rep 611 Johnson Matthey Ltd v AC Rochester Overseas Corp (1990) 23 NSWLR 190 CASES CITED : Lamare v Dixon (1873) LR 6 HL 414 Macquarie Generation v Peabody Resources (2001) Aust Contract Rep 90-021 CG Mal Pty Ltd v Sanyo Office Machines Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 445 Pappas v Soulac Pty Ltd (1983) 50 ALR 231 Redgrave v Hurd (1881) 20 Ch D 1 Skywest Aviation Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1995) 126 FLR 61 Traill v Baring (1864) 4 De GJ & S 318; 46 ER 941 Watson v Foxman (2000) 49 NSWLR 315 With v O'Flanagan [1936] 1 Ch 575
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