Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd [1983] HCA 25

Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd [1983] HCA 25

Notices posted to the address given by the appellants satisfied the statutory requirement for service; however, there was insufficient material to conclusively establish payment of the required deposits, leaving a genuine question to be tried. Summary judgment should not be entered for amounts including terms charges, and leave to defend is granted for that residue.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Written Judgment and Orders on Appeal From Full Court of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Outcome
Appeal allowed in part; summary judgment varied.
Legal Topics
['hire Purchase Agreements' 'summary Judgment' 'statutory Compliance' 'service of Notices' 'payment of Deposits']
['contract Law' 'commercial Law'] ['hire Purchase Agreements' 'summary Judgment' 'statutory Compliance' 'service of Notices' 'payment of Deposits']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Written Judgment and Orders on Appeal From Full Court of the Supreme Court of Queensland

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether notices under the Fourth Schedule of the Hire-Purchase Act were validly served' 'Whether required deposits under s. 25(1) of the Hire-Purchase Act were paid' 'Whether summary judgment should have been entered against the appellants']

Ratio Decidendi

Notices posted to the address given by the appellants satisfied the statutory requirement for service; however, there was insufficient material to conclusively establish payment of the required deposits, leaving a genuine question to be tried. Summary judgment should not be entered for amounts including terms charges, and leave to defend is granted for that residue.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed in part; summary judgment varied.

Orders

  • ['Respondent to have judgment forthwith for $1,246.72.' 'Appellants granted leave to defend as to the residue of the claim.' 'Otherwise appeal dismissed.' "Appellants to pay respondent's costs of the summons for judgment." 'Respondent to pay the costs of the appeals to the Full Court of the Supreme Court and to this...