Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Christine Maree Delacy [2010] NSWSC 1449

Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Christine Maree Delacy [2010] NSWSC 1449

The Bank, having paid out the prior registered mortgagee on behalf of the owner and received the title deeds, was entitled in equity either by subrogation or by the deposit of title deeds to an equitable mortgage over the car parking space. This equitable mortgage took priority over that of the second defendant.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Equity Proceedings / Ex Tempore Judgment After Trial
Outcome
Declaratory and ancillary relief granted to the plaintiff. Orders made in accordance with the Short Minutes of Order reflecting a commercial settlement between the parties.
Legal Topics
['equitable Mortgage' 'subrogation' 'priority of Mortgages' 'deposit of Title Deeds']
['real Property' 'equity'] ['equitable Mortgage' 'subrogation' 'priority of Mortgages' 'deposit of Title Deeds']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Proceedings / Ex Tempore Judgment After Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the plaintiff had an equitable mortgage over the car parking space' "Whether the plaintiff's equitable mortgage took priority to that of the second defendant" 'Whether subrogation applied in favour of the plaintiff' 'Effect of deposit of title deeds as to creation and priority of equitable mortgage']

Ratio Decidendi

The Bank, having paid out the prior registered mortgagee on behalf of the owner and received the title deeds, was entitled in equity either by subrogation or by the deposit of title deeds to an equitable mortgage over the car parking space. This equitable mortgage took priority over that of the second defendant.

Court Disposition

Declaratory and ancillary relief granted to the plaintiff. Orders made in accordance with the Short Minutes of Order reflecting a commercial settlement between the parties.

Orders

  • ['Plaintiff entitled to declaratory and ancillary relief as sought.' 'Orders made pursuant to the Short Minutes of Order initialled and placed with the papers.' "Bank secured by equitable mortgage in priority to the second defendant's equitable mortgage."]