Babscott Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Sharron Ruth Rosenberg [2013] NSWSC 889

Babscott Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Sharron Ruth Rosenberg [2013] NSWSC 889

The plaintiff failed to prove that it lent the sum advanced to the defendant; the evidence supports that Mr Higginbotham acted as lender in his own right, not as agent for the plaintiff. The plaintiff was not the principal and cannot recover the loaned sum.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 July 2013
Procedural Posture
Contract Claim / Principal Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the defendant
Legal Topics
['undisclosed Principal']
['contract Law'] ['undisclosed Principal']

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Procedural Posture

Contract Claim / Principal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Babscott Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) advanced a loan of $1,000,000.00 to the defendant as alleged' 'Whether Mr Higginbotham acted as agent for an undisclosed principal, namely the plaintiff, or personally as lender']

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff failed to prove that it lent the sum advanced to the defendant; the evidence supports that Mr Higginbotham acted as lender in his own right, not as agent for the plaintiff. The plaintiff was not the principal and cannot recover the loaned sum.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the defendant

Orders

  • ['Direct the entry of a verdict and judgment for the defendant' "Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs"]