BENDANT PTY LIMITED v DON FOX PLANNING PTY LIMITED [2001] NSWSC 1201

BENDANT PTY LIMITED v DON FOX PLANNING PTY LIMITED [2001] NSWSC 1201

It was an error of law for the Magistrate to fail to give proper weight to the affidavit evidence and medical certificate regarding Mr Olivieri's illness when the evidence was unchallenged, and to treat the certificate as worthless solely on hearsay grounds; the defendant's application to set aside the judgment should be reheard according to law.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 November 2001
Procedural Posture
Application to Set Aside Default Judgment / Appeal From Local Court to Supreme Court
Outcome
Judgment of Magistrate quashed for error of law; application to set aside default judgment to be reheard by a different Magistrate; defendant awarded three-quarters costs.
Legal Topics
['setting Aside Default Judgment' 'adjournment' 'material Witness' 'error of Law']
['civil Procedure'] ['setting Aside Default Judgment' 'adjournment' 'material Witness' 'error of Law']

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Procedural Posture

Application to Set Aside Default Judgment / Appeal From Local Court to Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Magistrate erred in declining the application to vacate the judgment for error of law, specifically in regard to the treatment of evidence of illness and materiality of the witness.']

Ratio Decidendi

It was an error of law for the Magistrate to fail to give proper weight to the affidavit evidence and medical certificate regarding Mr Olivieri's illness when the evidence was unchallenged, and to treat the certificate as worthless solely on hearsay grounds; the defendant's application to set aside the judgment should be reheard according to law.

Court Disposition

Judgment of Magistrate quashed for error of law; application to set aside default judgment to be reheard by a different Magistrate; defendant awarded three-quarters costs.

Orders

  • ['Judgment quashed for error of law.' "Defendant's application under Pt 21 r 2 subr (2) of the Local Court Rules to be reheard according to law." 'Application to be heard by a different Magistrate.' 'Defendant (Bendant Pty Limited) awarded three-quarters costs of the proceedings.' 'Leave granted to appeal Local...