Estate Wight; Wight v Robinson [2013] NSWSC 1229

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Estate Wight; Wight v Robinson [2013] NSWSC 1229 Hearing dates: 30 August 2013 Decision date: 30 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Lindsay J Decision: Approval of agreed Orders for revocation of a grant of probate, and for a grant of letters of administration with the will annexed Catchwords: SUCCESSION- Wills, probate, and letters of administration- Probate-Revocation of grant- Grounds for exercise of discretion- Bona fide dispute between executor and sole beneficiary- Breakdown in working relationship- Affecting due administration of estate- Approval of compromise. Legislation Cited: Trustee Act 1925 NSW Probate and Administration Act 1898 NSW Cases Cited: Saunders v Vautier (1841) 4 Beav 115 Juul v Northey [2010] NSWCA 211 at [237]-[239] Bates v Messner (1967) 67 SR (NSW) 187 at 189 and 191-192) Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Livingston [1965] AC 694 at 717C-F Livingston v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Queensland) (1960) 107 CLR 411 at 435, 451 and 459 Baldwin and Neale v Greenland [2006] QCA 293 at [44]-[45] Mavrideros v Mack (1998) 45 NSWLR 80 at 107F-108C Morgan v Macrae [2001] NSWSC 1017 at [17]-[26], 24 Labraga v Pomfret [2005] NSWSC 973 at [113]-[115] Williams v Williams [2004] QSC 269 at [45]. Horden v Horden [1910] AC 465 at 475 Vyse v Foster (1874) LR 7 HL 318 at 332 Custodian Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (2005) 224 CLR 98 at 118-121 Miller v Cameron (1936) 54 CLR 572 572 at 575, 579 and 580-581 Letterstedt v Broers (1884) 9 App Cas 371 at 386-387 Richards v Rearden [2006] NSWSC 1252 at [16] Neilson v Public Trustee (8 May 1992) unreported, BC 9201888 at 14-15 Caldar v Public Trustee [2003] NSWCA 187 at [5] Estate of Erminia Agnes; Rogers v Rogers [2009] WASC 358 at [23]-[31] Profilio v Profilio [1999] NSWSC 657 at [18]-[29] Grant v Binetter [2010] NSWSC 278 at [23] Smith v Magi (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 272 at [14] Conroy v Smith [2007] QSC 182 at [19]-[24] In the Estate of Raymond Francis Stuart (Deceased) [2009] SASR 399 at [24]-[26] In the Estate of Helene Josephine Storch (Deceased) [2013] SASC 129 at [8]-[12] Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Monica Toyoda Wight (Plaintiff) Peter Alan Robinson (Defendant) Representation: J Simpkins SC (Plaintiff) MM Pringle (Defendant) Harris Freidman Lawyers (Plaintiff) Carroll O'Dea (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/00238451