Bull v Booth [2011] NSWSC 1231

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bull v Booth [2011] NSWSC 1231 Hearing dates: 17 October 2011 Decision date: 19 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Associate Justice Macready Decision: Proceedings dismissed. Parties to be heard on costs. Catchwords: WILL AND ESTATE - family provision - application by three children of the first marriage - all the estate to widower of 16 years - small estate - no provisions for the plaintiffs - no matter of principle Legislation Cited: Succession Act (2006) Cases Cited: Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Court v Hunt (unreported, NSWCA 14 September 1987) Crisp v Burns Philp Trustee Co Ltd (unreported, NSWSC, Holland J 18 December 1979) Elliott v Elliott (unreported, NSWCA 24 April 1986) Golosky v Golosky (unreported, NSWCA 5 October 1993) Hertzberg & Anor v Hertzberg [2003] NSWCA 311 Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 Marshall v Carruthers; Marshall v Marshall [2002] NSWCA 47 Permanent Trustee v Fraser (1995) NSWLR 24 Salmon v Blackford [1997] NSWCA 274 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 White v Barron (1979 - 1980) 144 CLR 431 Worladge v Doddridge (1957) 97 CLR 1 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kevin Ross Bull (1st Plaintiff) Rodney Graham Bull (2nd Plaintiff) Ian Reginald Bull (3rd Plaintiff) Rick David Booth (Defendant) Representation: R Wilson (Plaintiffs) J Armfield (Defendant) Bilbie Dan Solicitors (Plaintiffs) Eric Butler (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/366153 Publication restriction: Nil