O'Neill v O'Connell

72 CLR 114
(1945) 19 ALJ 227

O'Neill
vO'Connell

Court:
High Court of Australia - Full court

Judges: Starke J
Dixon J
Williams J

Legislative References:
Judiciary Act 1903-1940 - 38A; 40A
Rules Publication Act 1903-1939 - 6A(1)

Case References:
cf Ex parte Walsh and Johnson, Re Yates - 37 CLR 36; [1926] ALR 77
George Hudson Ltd v Australian Timber Workers' Union (1923) - 32 CLR 413; 30 ALR 19
re Cousins, Alexander v Cross - (1885) 30 Ch D 203
Skelton v Younghouse - [1942] AC 571
Sharp v Union Trustee Company (1944) - 69 CLR 539
London and South-Western Railway Company v Gomm - (1882) 20 Ch D 562
Given v Massey (1892) - 31 LR Ir 126
Re Wilson, Wilson v Wilson - [1908] 1 Ch 839
Larsen v Sylvester and Co - [1908] AC 295
Thorman v Dowgate Steamship Co Ltd - [1910] 1 KB 410
cf Robertson v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax - 65 CLR 338; [1942] ALR 237
re Cousins - (1885) 30 Ch D 203
Wright v Morgan - [1926] AC 788
Radnor v Shafto - (1805) 11 Ves 448; 32 ER 1160
Brooke v Garrod - (1857) 2 De G & J 62; 44 ER 911
cf Attorney-General v Wax Chandlers Company - (1873) LR 6 HL 1
Messenger v Andrews - (1828) 4 Russ 478; 38 ER 885
re Drew - [1919] VLR 600; 25 ALR 400
R v Maryborough Licensing court (1919) - 27 CLR 249
Pirrie v McFarlane (1925) - 36 CLR 176; 31 ALR 367
Ex parte Walsh and Johnson (1925) - 37 CLR 130
Commonwealth v Kreglinger (1926) - 37 CLR 420; [1926] ALR 180
James v South Australia (1927) - 40 CLR 333; [1927] ALR 334
R v Gates, Ex parte Maling (1928) - 41 CLR 519
R v Carter, Ex parte Kisch (1934) - 52 CLR 224; [1935] ALR 125
Ffrost v Stevenson (1937) - 58 CLR 577; [1937] ALR 533
Hopper v Egg and Egg Pulp Marketing Board (1939) - 61 CLR 673; [1939] ALR 251
Joyce v Australasian United Steam Navigation Company (1939) - 62 CLR 160; [1939] ALR 442
R v Bevan (1942) - [1942] ALR 170
Oppenheimer v Minister of Transport - [1942] 1 KB 242
Re Cant's Estate - (1859) 4 De G & J 503
re Kerry - (1889) WN 3
Re Armstrong's Will Trusts, Graham v Armstrong - [1943] 1 Ch 400
Commissioner of Taxes (Queensland) v Camphin - [1937] ALR 401
Trustees Executors and Agency Co Ltd v The Federal Commissioner of Taxation - 69 CLR 270; [1944] ALR 319
Re Busby, Busby v Busby - (1930) 30 SR (NSW) 399
Ex parte Hardy (1861) - 30 Beav 206
Re Davison and Torrens - (1866) 17 Ir Ch 7
Re Wilson - [1908] 1 Ch 839
Lord Advocate v Meiklam - (1860) 22 S C 1427

Hearing date: 22; 25 February 1946
Judgment date: 11 April 1946


Order

Appeal allowed. The answers No in the order of 24th October, 1945, to questions numbered (1) and (3) in the originating summons herein set aside, and instead thereof the questions are answered:

(1) Yes, the notice of 24th August, 1945.

(3) Yes. Costs of all parties appearing on this appeal to be paid out of the estate of Jerome O'Connell, those of his executors as between solicitor and client.