Nadilo v Souris [2019] NSWSC 108 — Contract & Statute Of Frauds — Barrister AI

Nadilo v Souris

[2019] NSWSC 108

Supreme Court of NSW

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1. Contract
2. › plaintiffs alleged oral contract between family members as to contributions to acquisition of home in 1978
3. › whether amounts of cash provided
4. › whether sufficient specificity of recall of precise terms of conversation
5. › whether intention to create legal relations
6. › even if agreement reached, not sufficient to give rise to contractually enforceable rights and liabilities
1. Statute of Frauds
2. › plaintiffs alleged oral contract to execute and not revoke will concerning home
3. › whether Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 23C or 54A applicable
4. › s 23C inapplicable
5. › s 54A applicable and fatal to contract claim
6. › Horton v Jones applied
1. Trusts
2. › presumed resulting trust
3. › plaintiffs’ claimed contribution to purchase price of home
4. › whether cash provided
5. › whether cash provided by way of gift, loan or contribution
6. › whether home held on resulting trust reflecting plaintiffs’ contributions
7. › home sold and part of proceeds used to purchase smaller home
8. › quantification of proportion of proceeds of sale which contributed to second purchase

Case Details

Citation[2019] NSWSC 108

CourtNSWSC

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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