Maio v Sacco [2009] NSWSC 413

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Maio v Sacco [2009] NSWSC 413

HEARING DATE(S) : 8 and 9 April 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 21 May 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : White J

DECISION : Refer to paras 60-61 of judgment.

CATCHWORDS : REAL PROPERTY - claim for contribution for improvements carried out on property – equitable accounting – defendant conceded that plaintiff entitled to claim contribution for reasonable value of work he personally performed – plaintiff entitled to contribution from defendant for his expenditure and for expenditure saved by plaintiff's personally performing work to the extent the expenditure made or saved added value to property – question whether plaintiff entitled to contribution for work done personally not decided in light of defendant's concession - AFFIDAVITS - obligation of deponents to tell the whole truth

Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Partnership Act 1892 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Batard v Hawes (1853) 2 EL & BL 287; 118 ER 775 Dimes v Arden (1836) 6 N&M 494 Leigh v Dickeson [1884] 15 QBD 60 Brickwood v Young (1905) 2 CLR 387 Squire v Rogers (1979) 39 FLR 106 Forgeard v Shanahan (1994) 35 NSWLR 206 Ryan v Dries [2002] NSWCA 3; (2002) 10 BPR 19,947 McMahon v Public Curator of Queensland [1952] Qld SR WN 197 CASES CITED : Cardinaels-Hooper v Tierney (1995) 7 BPR 14,435 Hovenden & Sons v Millhoff (1900) 83 LT 41 Keogh v Dalgety & Co Ltd [1916] HCA 69; (1916) 22 CLR 402 Industries & General Mortgage Co Ltd v Lewis [1949] 2 All ER 573 T Mahesan S/O Thambiah v Malaysia Government Officers' Co-operative Housing Society Ltd [1979] AC 374 Logicrose Ltd v Southend United Football Club Ltd [1988] 1 WLR 1256 ERS Engines Pty Ltd v Wilson (1994) 35 NSWLR 193 Pizzale v Gumina Enterprises Pty Ltd (1994) 13 WAR 88 United Dominions Corporation Ltd v Brian Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 49; (1985) 157 CLR 1