Courtney King, Smith & Co v Commercial Bank of Australia Limited

Courtney King, Smith & Co. and Roff Courtney King, a partner in the firm, appealed to the High Court of Australia from decisions of Mann J. in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The appeals concerned two actions brought by the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd. against the firm.

The central legal issues before the High Court were questions of fact arising from the two actions.

The High Court affirmed the judgments of Mann J. in both cases, finding that the appeals turned solely on factual determinations. Consequently, both appeals were dismissed with costs.