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Heid v Reliance Finance Corporation Pty Ltd

[1983] HCA 30; (1983) 154 CLR 326
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1983
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Priority between competing equitable interests in Torrens land is determined not by a mechanical 'first in time' rule but by the better equity, assessed by the whole conduct of the parties, including conduct by the prior holder that arms another to deal as owner.

Area of Law

Land & Property

Related Cases

Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd [2007] HCA 45; (2007) 233 CLR 528
Black v Garnock [2007] HCA 31; (2007) 230 CLR 438
Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) [1988] HCA 16; (1988) 164 CLR 604

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