McDermott v. Black

(1940) 63 CLR 161
(1940) 13 ALJR 558

McDermott
v Black

Court:
High Court of Australia

Judges: Latham CJ
Rich J
Starke J
Dixon J
McTiernan J

Hearing date: 20, 21 February,1940
Judgment date: 11 March 1940

Order

Appeal allowed with costs. Judgment of Supreme Court set aside. In lieu thereof judgment for defendant McDermott with costs of action except so far as they have been increased by the issue of fraud upon which the plaintiff succeeded which costs the plaintiff shall have. Such costs to be set off. Order that costs of pleadings interrogatories, discovery and shorthand notes be allowed as part of the costs dealt with by this order. Judgment against Swann for £2,000 with costs of action including balance of costs of action ordered to be paid by plaintiff to defendant McDermott.

[1]
(1887) 36 Ch D 348, at p 355.

[2]
(1888) 13 App Cas 523.

[3]
(1899) 2 Ch 530, at p 533.

[4]
(1918) AC at p 35.

[5]
(1933) 2 KB 616.

[6]
(1839) 11 Ad & E 216 [113 ER 398].

[7]
(1846) 11 QB 852 [116 ER 693].

[8]
(1865) 19 CBNS 416 [144 ER 848].

[9]
(1841) 2 M & G 405 [133 ER 803].

[10]
(1858) EB & E 461 [120 ER 581].

[11]
(1864) 5 B & S 240, at pp 253, 254 [122 ER 820, at p 826.]

[12]
(1896) 2 Ch 157, at p 168.

[13]
(1907) AC 351, at p 365.

[14]
(1933) 2 KB 616.

[15]
(1849) 14 QB 380 [117 ER 150]; 16 QB 1039 [117 ER 1179]

[16]
(1848) 11 QB 852, at p 871 [116 ER 693, at p 700].

[17]
(1857) 3 K & J 438, at pp 444-446 [69 ER 1181, at p 1183, 1184].

[18]
(1889) 22 QBD 537, at p 540.

[19]
(1929) 2 KB 316.

[20]
(1896) 2 Ch at p 168.

[21]
(1918) VLK 375.

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