Progressive Pod Properties Pty Ltd v A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 225

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Progressive Pod Properties Pty Ltd v A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 225 Hearing dates: 13 June 2012 Decision date: 25 July 2012 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Barrett JA at [46] Young AJA at [48] Decision: (1) Grant Greens leave to file within 7 days of this judgment a Notice of Contention in the form of the draft supplied to the Court. (2) Dismiss Greens' application to amend its Further Amended Statement of Claim. (3) Appeal allowed. (4) Set aside the judgment and order for costs entered and made in favour of Greens at first instance. (5) Judgment for Progressive in the proceedings. (6) Order Greens to pay Progressive's costs of the proceedings at first instance and on appeal. (7) Greens to have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951, if qualified. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: RESTITUTION - unjust enrichment - claim that money paid by respondent at request of appellant - respondent paid cost of construction of road roundabout giving access to properties of both parties - whether the appellant impliedly requested the respondent to construct the roundabout for their joint benefit - whether the respondent relied upon any such request - whether respondent entitled to recover half of the construction cost from the appellant Legislation Cited: Suitors' Fund Act 1951 Cases Cited: Alexander v Vane (1836) 1 M & W 511; 150 ER 537 Brenner v First Artists' Management Pty Ltd [1993] 2 VR 221 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 Dovuro Pty Ltd v Wilkins [2003] HCA 51; 215 CLR 317 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton [2012] HCA 7; 86 ALJR 296 Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance Company (1886) 34 Ch D 234 Grissell v Robinson (1836) 3 Bing NC 10; 132 ER 312 In re Chetwynd's Estate [1938] Ch 13 In re Cleadon Trust Limited [1939] Ch 286; [1938] 4 All ER 518 Jenkins v Tucker (1788) 1 H Bl 90: 126 ER 55 Laidlaw v Hillier Hewitt Elsley Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 44 Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) [2008] HCA 27; 232 CLR 635 McColls Wholesale Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales [1984] 3 NSWLR 365; 80 FLR 302 Narayanaswami Naidu Garu v Sree Rajah Vellanki Sreenivasa Jagannadha Rao Bhadur (1909) ILR 33 Mad 189 Paynter v Williams (1833) 1 Cr & M 810; 149 ER 626 Rowe v Vale of White Horse District Council [2003] EWHC 388 (Admin); 1 Lloyd's Rep 418 Steele v Tardiani [1946] HCA 21; 72 CLR 386 Sumpter v Hedges [1898] 1 QB 673 Sutton v Tatham (1839) 10 Ad & EI 27; 113 ER 11 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd [1950] HCA 35; 81 CLR 418 Taylor v Laird (1856) 25 LJ Ex 329 Texts Cited: E Bullen & S Leake, Precedents of Pleadings, 3rd ed (1868) Stevens and Sons, London J Chitty & H Beale, Chitty on Contracts, 30th ed (2008) Thomson Reuters W Cornish & G Jones, Restitution: Past Present and Future (1998) Hart Publishing L Goff & G Jones, The Law of Restitution, 7th ed (2007) Sweet & Maxwell Gummow J, "Moses v Macferlan: 250 years on" (2010) 84 Australian Law Journal 756 S Stoljar, The law of quasi-contract, 2nd ed (1989) Law Book Company Category: Principal judgment Parties: Progressive Pod Properties Pty Ltd (Appellant) A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd (First Respondent) S & K Green Investments Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B DeBuse (Appellant) G A Laughton SC (Respondents) Solicitors: Marsdens Law Group (Appellant) Pogson Cronin Solicitors & Notary (Respondents) File Number(s): CA 2010/7693 Decision under appeal Citation: A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd v Progressive Pod Properties Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 502 Date of Decision: 2011-06-01 00:00:00 Before: Windeyer AJ File Number(s): SC 2010/2693