Byers v Frith (No 2) [2017] NSWDC 165

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Byers v Frith (No 2) [2017] NSWDC 165 Hearing dates: 29, 30, 31 August; 1, 2, 5, 6, 15 and 16 September 2016 Date of orders: 29 June 2017 Decision date: 29 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendants. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs. Catchwords: MERCANTILE – aircraft accident – seaplane – landing gear - causation - breach of implied statutory warranties – consumer guarantees - "fitness for purpose" – "merchantable quality" – "acceptable quality" – "manufacturer" – "assembles goods" – damages – foreign currency payments Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, Pt 5-4, Div 2, s 7, s 54, s 55, s 140 Evidence Act 1995, s 64 Sale of Goods Act 1896 (Qld), s 17 Cases Cited: Australian Knitting Mills Ltd v Grant (1933) 50 CLR 387 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Daewoo Australia Pty Ltd v Suncorp-Metway Ltd [2000] NSWSC 35; (2000) 48 NSWLR 692 Grant v Australian Knitting Mills Ltd (1935) 54 CLR 49 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Who Ya Gonna Call Bark Busters Pty Ltd v Brooke [2013] NSWDC 133 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, Trade practices law: competition and consumer law (Law Book, 2012) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Malcolm Byers (plaintiff) Jan Frith (first defendant) Kelvin Hutchinson (second defendant) Vision In Action Pty Ltd (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A J McInerney SC with Mr D Robertson (plaintiff) Mr R Potter (first defendant) Mr A d'Arville (second and third defendants)