Laurie v Carroll [1958] HCA 4; (1958) 98 CLR 310 (11 March 1958)

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

LAURIE v. CARROLL [1958] HCA 4; (1958) 98 CLR 310

Private International Law

High Court of Australia
Dixon C.J.(1), Williams(1) and Webb(1) JJ.

CATCHWORDS

Private International Law - Jurisdiction - Action in personam - In Supreme Court of Victoria - Service of writ of summons - Defendant resident in England - Not connected with Victoria except that visiting State on business - Departure from State prior to issue of writ - Whether jurisdiction to order substituted service - Notice of motion by defendant to set aside ex parte order for substituted service - Claim for further relief going beyond objection that jurisdiction over him could not be obtained by substituted service - Whether waiver of right to object to jurisdiction - Rules of the Supreme Court of Victoria relating to Civil Proceedings 1957, O. IX, r. 2; O. XI, rr. 1-5; O. XII, r. 17.

HEARING

Melbourne, 1957, October 30, 31; November 1; 1958, March 11. 11:3:1958

DECISION

John Russell & Co. Ltd. v. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. (1916) 2 AC 298
McDonald v. Mabee [1917] USSC 47; (1916) 243 US 90 (61 Law Ed 608)
Jay v. Budd (1897) 77 LT 335; (1898) 1 QB 12
Wilding v. Bean (1891) 1 QB 100
Fry v. Moore (1889) 23 QBD 395
Field v. Bennett (1886) 56 LJ QB 89; 3 TLR 239
Hillyard v. Smyth (1887) 4 TLR 7
Watt v. Barnett (1878) 3 QBD 183; 363; (1878) 38 LT 63; 903; (1878) 26 WR 400; 745; (1878) 47 LJ QB 329
Hope v. Hope [1854] EngR 468; (1853) 19 Beav 237 248 [1854] EngR 468; (52 ER 340 345); (1854) 4 DeG M & G 328 (43 ER 534)
Whaley v. Busfield (1886) 32 Ch D 123
In re Eager; Eager v. Johnstone (1882) 22 Ch D 86
Trent Cycle Co. (Ltd.) v. Beattie (1879) 15 TLR 176
In Porter v. Freudenberg (1915) 1 KB 857
Jay v. Budd (1898) 1 QB 12
Worcester City and County Banking Co. v. Firbank (1894) 1 QB 784
In re Urquhart (1890) 24 QBD 723
Building Society v. Rucklidge Unreported, but see the report of that case before Swinfen Eady J. (1905) 2 Ch 472
Watt v. Barnett (1878) 3 QBD 183; 363
Porter v. Freudenberg (1915) 1 KB 875
Johnstone v. Pedlar [1921] UKHL 1; (1921) 2 AC 262
Tallerman & Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Nathan's Merchandise (Vict.) Pty. Ltd. (1957) 98 CLR 93
Boyle v. Sacker (1888) 39 Ch D 249