Re Bloomer, G. v. Ex part Ford Credit Australia Ltd [1985] FCA 282

Re Bloomer, G. v. Ex part Ford Credit Australia Ltd [1985] FCA 282

There was no basis to go behind the District Court judgment because it was not obtained by default, and the debtor's transaction was a lease not covered by the Hire-Purchase Act. Ford Credit established an act of bankruptcy and was entitled to a sequestration order.

Parties
Judgment Debtor: Gilbert Bloomer; Judgment Creditor: Ford Credit Australia Limited
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 June 1985
Procedural Posture
Creditor's Bankruptcy Petition / Determination of Petition and Making of Sequestration Order
Outcome
Sequestration order made against the estate of the debtor.
Legal Topics
Sequestration Order, Summary Judgment, Power to Go Behind Judgments

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Parties

Gilbert Bloomer

Judgment Debtor

Ford Credit Australia Limited

Judgment Creditor

Procedural Posture

Creditor's Bankruptcy Petition / Determination of Petition and Making of Sequestration Order

  1. 1 Whether the bankruptcy court should go behind the District Court summary judgment when considering a creditor's petition for sequestration

Ratio Decidendi

There was no basis to go behind the District Court judgment because it was not obtained by default, and the debtor's transaction was a lease not covered by the Hire-Purchase Act. Ford Credit established an act of bankruptcy and was entitled to a sequestration order.

Court Disposition

Sequestration order made against the estate of the debtor.

Orders

  • There be a sequestration order against the estate of Gilbert Bloomer.
  • The costs of the petition be taxed and paid out of the estate of the debtor.