Gentile v Gentile [2018] NSWSC 574

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gentile v Gentile [2018] NSWSC 574 Hearing dates: 26 April 2018 Date of orders: 26 April 2018 Decision date: 26 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Trustees for sale appointed in respect of co-owned property. Question of construction of deed entered into between co-owners answered unfavourably to defendant. Catchwords: LAND LAW – co-ownership – appointment of trustees for sale – deed entered into between co-owners – whether on true construction of deed first and second plaintiffs hold interests in the nature of life interests – whether first and second plaintiffs entitled to receive out of net proceeds of sale only the value of their life interests Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 138 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 14.14, 15.3, 28.2 Cases Cited: Anderson v Anderson (2016) 18 BPR 36,253; [2016] NSWSC 1204 Anderson v Anderson (2017) 94 NSWLR 591; [2017] NSWCA 131 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Limited v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Limited (2017) 91 ALJR 486; [2017] HCA 12 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Limited (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2015] NSWCA 411 Nadinic v Drinkwater (2017) 94 NSWLR 518; [2017] NSWCA 114 Tory v Tory [2007] NSWSC 1078 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sebastiano Gentile (First Plaintiff) Renata Gentile (Second Plaintiff) Daniela Gentile (Third Plaintiff) Patrizia Margherita Paola Gentile (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J T Johnson (Plaintiffs) Mr P W Bates (Defendant) Solicitors: PJG Solicitors (Plaintiffs) Adams & Co Lawyers Pty Ltd (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/359026 Publication restriction: None