COREY DANIEL WATTS HC WN CIV 2007-485-2502

COREY DANIEL WATTS HC WN CIV 2007-485-2502

The court dismissed the creditor's petition because the tendered payment of $1,500 effectively settled the bare debt and could be readdressed as cleared funds, making adjudication inappropriate; costs were awarded to the creditor and the cheque ordered to lie in court until the creditor received cleared funds.

Citation
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Parties
Judgment Debtor: Neil Martin Clarke; Judgment Creditor: Corey Daniel Watts
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Judgment Date
7 April 2008
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Petition / Hearing and Decision on Petition
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Adjudication, Dismissal of Petition, Costs, Payment/cleared Funds
Insolvency Bankruptcy Civil Procedure Adjudication Dismissal of Petition Costs Payment/cleared Funds

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Parties

Neil Martin Clarke

Judgment Debtor

Corey Daniel Watts

Judgment Creditor

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Petition / Hearing and Decision on Petition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the judgment debtor should be adjudicated bankrupt on the petition
  2. 2 Whether the tendered teller's cheque constituted payment of the debt in cleared funds
  3. 3 Whether costs and disbursements were covered and met the statutory threshold

Ratio Decidendi

The court dismissed the creditor's petition because the tendered payment of $1,500 effectively settled the bare debt and could be readdressed as cleared funds, making adjudication inappropriate; costs were awarded to the creditor and the cheque ordered to lie in court until the creditor received cleared funds.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Petition dismissed
  • Costs awarded to the judgment creditor against the judgment debtor on a Category 2B basis together with disbursements