Ricciardi v Suncorp Metway Insurance Ltd

[2001] QCA 190

[2001] QCA 190

COURT OF APPEAL

WILLIAMS JA
MACKENZIE J
CHESTERMAN J

Appeal No 7740 of 2000

NICHOLAS RICCIARDI  Appellant
  (Plaintiff)

and

SUNCORP METWAY INSURANCE LIMITED
(ACN 075 695 966)  Respondent
  (Defendant)

BRISBANE

..DATE 22/05/2001

JUDGMENT

McPHERSON JA:  The Court on this appeal consisted of Justices Williams, Mackenzie and Chesterman.  The orders are as follows:

Leave to appeal is granted. 

The appeal is dismissed. 

The appellant is ordered to pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the application for leave to appeal and of the appeal to be assessed on the standard basis. 

The respondent's application to strike out the appeal is dismissed. 

The appellant is ordered to pay the respondent's costs to be assessed on the standard basis of the application to strike out the appeal.

The respondent's application for an extension of time in which to deliver its notice of contention is refused with no order as to the costs of that application.

I publish the reasons for judgment of each member of the Court.

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