Smart v Esanda Finance Corp Ltd [2000] 235

Smart v Esanda Finance Corp Ltd [2000] 235

The appellant's cross demand could have been set up in the County Court proceeding in which the judgment debt was obtained; thus, he does not satisfy s 40(1)(g) of the Bankruptcy Act, and no sufficient cause exists under s 52(2)(b) to prevent the making of a sequestration order.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 March 2000
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Appeal / Appeal From a Single Judge to Full Court
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
["creditor's Petition" 'sequestration Order' 'cross Demand' 'counterclaim' 'set Off' 'insolvency']
['bankruptcy'] ["creditor's Petition" 'sequestration Order' 'cross Demand' 'counterclaim' 'set Off' 'insolvency']

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Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Appeal / Appeal From a Single Judge to Full Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the appellant had a cross demand equal to or greater than the judgment debt which could not have been set up in the prior proceeding' 'Whether there was sufficient cause why a sequestration order should not be made (s 52(2)(b))']

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant's cross demand could have been set up in the County Court proceeding in which the judgment debt was obtained; thus, he does not satisfy s 40(1)(g) of the Bankruptcy Act, and no sufficient cause exists under s 52(2)(b) to prevent the making of a sequestration order.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the appeal including reserved costs."]