Carbone v Mills [2018] NSWSC 496

Carbone v Mills [2018] NSWSC 496

The Call Option Lapse Date in the written Option Agreement was four years from the date of the agreement (4 September 2012); no oral term, rectification, variation or estoppel extended the period; the plaintiffs’ exercise of the Call Option after 4 September 2016 was ineffective.

Parties
First Plaintiff: Salvatore Carbone; Second Plaintiff: Nataliya Carbone; Defendant: Charles Mills
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 April 2018
Procedural Posture
Principal Judgment / Final Judgment
Outcome
Plaintiffs’ attempt to exercise the Call Option was ineffective; Call Option lapsed before exercise; plaintiffs’ claims dismissed.
Legal Topics
Conveyancing, Options, Remedies, Rectification, Estoppel
Land Law Equity Conveyancing Options Remedies Rectification Estoppel

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Parties

Salvatore Carbone

First Plaintiff

Nataliya Carbone

Second Plaintiff

Charles Mills

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Principal Judgment / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Call Option Agreement contained oral terms regarding duration and commencement of option period
  2. 2 Proper construction of Call Option Agreement as to exercise period
  3. 3 Rectification based on common intention or mistake

Ratio Decidendi

The Call Option Lapse Date in the written Option Agreement was four years from the date of the agreement (4 September 2012); no oral term, rectification, variation or estoppel extended the period; the plaintiffs’ exercise of the Call Option after 4 September 2016 was ineffective.

Court Disposition

Plaintiffs’ attempt to exercise the Call Option was ineffective; Call Option lapsed before exercise; plaintiffs’ claims dismissed.

Orders

  • Declarations that the Call Option was not validly exercised and lapsed on 4 September 2016
  • Plaintiffs to withdraw caveat lodged on the property title