Cases - Gemmell v Goldsworthy

Record details

Name

Gemmell v Goldsworthy

Date

[1942]

Citation

SASR 55

Legislation

Landlord and Tenant Act 1927

Keywords

Commercial property - property management - dilapidations - covenant to decorate

Summary

This was an Australian case. An express covenant to decorate within a specified, recurring, period was absolute and unconditional but the covenant to repair would still apply and decoration in the middle of any such period could still be required if that was the effect of meeting the obligation to repair.