Xbox Pty Ltd v The Trustee for Wagga Motors Unit Trust t/as Wagga Motors [2016] NSWSC 1422

Xbox Pty Ltd v The Trustee for Wagga Motors Unit Trust t/as Wagga Motors [2016] NSWSC 1422

The Court granted interlocutory preservation orders because there was a serious question to be tried that the defendant, by its conduct, agreed to be bound by the contract, and a serious question that the plaintiff might obtain specific performance given evidence that the vehicle had special features significant to Mr Dimov. The defendant was aware of the plaintiff's asserted contract yet contracted to sell the vehicle to a third party, and refusing relief would in substance resolve the case in the defendant's favour by leaving only a damages claim.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 October 2016
Procedural Posture
Equity Duty List; Application for Interlocutory Relief for Preservation of Property / Notice of Motion Filed 26 September 2016 Heard by Duty Judge on 4 October 2016
Outcome
Interlocutory preservation relief granted; defendant ordered to pay the plaintiff's costs of the day.
Legal Topics
['interlocutory Relief' 'preservation of Property' 'ucpr R 25.3' 'serious Question to Be Tried' 'specific Performance' 'contract for Sale of Second Hand Vehicle']
['practice and Procedure' 'equity' 'contract Law'] ['interlocutory Relief' 'preservation of Property' 'ucpr R 25.3' 'serious Question to Be Tried' 'specific Performance' 'contract for Sale of Second Hand Vehicle']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Duty List; Application for Interlocutory Relief for Preservation of Property / Notice of Motion Filed 26 September 2016 Heard by Duty Judge on 4 October 2016

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether there was a serious question to be tried that a binding contract existed for the sale of the vehicle.' 'Whether there was a serious question to be tried that the plaintiff would obtain specific performance of the alleged contract.' 'Whether interlocutory orders should be made preserving the vehicle and preventing its disposal pending the proceedings.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court granted interlocutory preservation orders because there was a serious question to be tried that the defendant, by its conduct, agreed to be bound by the contract, and a serious question that the plaintiff might obtain specific performance given evidence that the vehicle had special features significant to Mr Dimov. The defendant was aware of the plaintiff's asserted contract yet contracted to sell the vehicle to a third party, and refusing relief would in substance resolve the case in the defendant's favour by leaving only a damages claim.

Court Disposition

Interlocutory preservation relief granted; defendant ordered to pay the plaintiff's costs of the day.

Orders

  • ['On the plaintiff giving the usual undertaking as to damages, pursuant to r 25.3 of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the defendant will remain in possession and not dispose of the 2013 Mercedes Benz C Class C63 AMG sedan the subject of the proceedings until further order of the Court.' 'The defendant will...