Horseshoe Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Rixon [2018] NSWCA 121

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Horseshoe Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Rixon [2018] NSWCA 121 Hearing dates: 29 May 2018 Decision date: 08 June 2018 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Meagher JA at [1] White JA at [1] Decision: 1. Notice of Appeal filed on 22 December 2017 be dismissed as incompetent.

2. Summons for leave to appeal be dismissed.

3. Applicant pay the respondent's costs of the summons. Catchwords: LEAVE TO APPEAL – Easement – Equitable right of carriageway – Where easement has a value of less than $100,000 – Whether leave to appeal should be granted – Whether primary judge erred in assessing the evidence - Whether primary judge decided case as pleaded – Whether appropriate equitable remedy granted - No error established that occasions any serious injustice – No question of principle Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 88K Cases Cited: Be Financial Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Financial Operations Trust) v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd (t/as Bennetts Green Bowl) [1995] NSWCA 69 Collier v Lancer ((No. 2) [2013] NSWCA 186 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook (2010) 78 NSWLR 483 Ebert v Union Trustee Co of Australia Ltd (1957) 98 CLR 172 Gibson v Drumm [2016] NSWCA 206 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101; [1999] HCA 10 Hooper v Rowley [2004] NSWCA 398 Milne v James (1910) 13 CLR 165 Oertel v Crocker (1947) 75 CLR 261 Pawlowska v Zajglic [2011] NSWCA 118 Pegela Pty Ltd v Oates [2010] NSWCA 186 Rixon v Horseshoe Pastoral Co. Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1293 Sidhu v Van Dyke (2014) 251 CLR 505 Starr v Ryan (NSW Court of Appeal, 22 February 2006, no medium neutral citation) Stolyar v Towers [2018] NSWCA 6 The Age Co Ltd & Ors v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Wheeldon v Burrows (1879) 12 Ch D 31 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Horseshoe Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (Appellant) Susan Rixon (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Rogers with M Keene (Applicant) M J Heath (Respondent)