O'Connor -v- Mc Namara [2009] IEHC 190 (24 April 2009)

O'Connor -v- Mc Namara [2009] IEHC 190 (24 April 2009)

Time was not of the essence in the dissolution agreement; the plaintiff was not aware of the significance of the Achill property; both parties partially performed; the defendant is not entitled to declare the agreement null and void; the plaintiff is entitled to specific performance and a declaration of dissolution.

Citation
[2009] IEHC 190
Parties
Plaintiff: Adrian O’Connor; Defendant: Joseph McNamara
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
24 April 2009
Procedural Posture
Commercial Partnership Dissolution / Final Judgment
Outcome
judgment for plaintiff
Legal Topics
Partnership Dissolution, Specific Performance, Time of the Essence, Breach of Contract, Misrepresentation
Contract Law Equity Property Law Partnership Dissolution Specific Performance Time of the Essence Breach of Contract Misrepresentation

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Parties

Adrian O’Connor

Plaintiff

Joseph McNamara

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Partnership Dissolution / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Is the dissolution agreement of 4th July, 2007, valid and enforceable?
  2. 2 Was time of the essence in the dissolution agreement?
  3. 3 Is the defendant entitled to declare the agreement null and void?

Ratio Decidendi

Time was not of the essence in the dissolution agreement; the plaintiff was not aware of the significance of the Achill property; both parties partially performed; the defendant is not entitled to declare the agreement null and void; the plaintiff is entitled to specific performance and a declaration of dissolution.

Court Disposition

judgment for plaintiff

Orders

  • Order for specific performance of the dissolution agreement by the defendant
  • Declaration that the partnership was dissolved by the agreement of 4th July, 2007