US MANUFACTURING CO PTY LIMITED v ABB SERVICE PTY LIMITED [2008] NSWSC 705

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : US MANUFACTURING CO PTY LIMITED v ABB SERVICE PTY LIMITED [2008] NSWSC 705

HEARING DATE(S) : Tuesday 8 July 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 July 2008

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Hall J at 1

DECISION : The appeal is dismissed. The plaintiff may lodge submissions on costs with my associate within 10 days of the date of this judgment and serve a copy upon the defendant. If no submissions are made within that period then the plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs.

CATCHWORDS : APPEAL – decision of Local Court – whether erroneous in point of law – whether question of mixed law and fact – basis for preference of defendant's witnesses over plaintiff's witnesses – alleged failure to examine 'objective' evidence – alleged inadequacy of reasons

LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts Act 1982

Attorney-General for the State of NSW v X (2000) 49 NSWLR 653 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Gas Light Co v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Beale v GIO of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Hanlon v McKay Investment Pty Limited [2001] Tas SC 37 CASES CITED : Instrumatic Ltd v Supabrase Ltd [1969] 2 WLR 519 Kalokerinos v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 312 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Poricanin v Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd (1979) 2 NSWLR 419 RL & D Investments Pty Limited v Bisby (2002) 37 MVR 479 Sasterawan v Morris [2008] NSWCA 70 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR 247