Meehan v Jones

149 CLR 571
42 ALR 463

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Between: MEEHAN
And: JONES

Court:

Judges: Gibbs C.J.
Mason J.
Murphy J.
Wilson J.

Subject References:
Vendor and Purchaser

Hearing date: Brisbane, 24 June 1981, 25 June 1981
Judgment date: 17 September 1982

Canberra

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ORDER

Appeal allowed with costs.

Order of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Queensland set aside and in lieu thereof order that the appeal to that Court be allowed with costs.

Order of Dunn J. set aside and in lieu thereof:

(1)

Order that judgment be given for the plaintiff on the claim and on the first defendant's counterclaim;

(2)

Order that the first defendant specifically perform the contract dated 14 March 1979 alleged in par. 2 of the statement of claim;

(3)

Against the second defendant, declare that said contract is binding on the parties thereto;

(4)

Order that the defendants pay the costs of and incidental to the action other than the counter-claim;

(5)

Order that first defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the counterclaim.