Enzo Jair Ploder v Vittoria Angelina Garcea (as executor of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) [2013] NSWSC 251

Enzo Jair Ploder v Vittoria Angelina Garcea (as executor of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) [2013] NSWSC 251

There is no binding settlement agreement between the parties because the defendant’s response was not an unqualified acceptance of the plaintiff’s offer, but was subject to conditions that altered the terms proposed, consistent with the principle that an acceptance that does not exactly match the offer is ineffective.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 March 2013
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Notice of Motion Seeking Declarations as to the Existence of a Binding Settlement Agreement
Outcome
Notice of motion dismissed.
Legal Topics
['offer and Acceptance' 'settlement Agreements' 'family Provision Proceedings']
['contracts' 'equity'] ['offer and Acceptance' 'settlement Agreements' 'family Provision Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Notice of Motion Seeking Declarations as to the Existence of a Binding Settlement Agreement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the parties entered into a binding settlement agreement']

Ratio Decidendi

There is no binding settlement agreement between the parties because the defendant’s response was not an unqualified acceptance of the plaintiff’s offer, but was subject to conditions that altered the terms proposed, consistent with the principle that an acceptance that does not exactly match the offer is ineffective.

Court Disposition

Notice of motion dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Notice of motion dismissed.' 'Costs of the motion will be costs in the cause.']