Kalpokas v Natapei [2004] VUCA 13; Civil Appeal Case 12 of 2004 (27 October 2004)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
(Appellate Jurisdiction)

CIVIL APPEAL CASE No. 12 of 2004

BETWEEN:

DONALD KALPOKAS MASIKEVANUA,
JOHN PATH ANDTELE HARRY
Appellants

AND:

Hon. EDWARD N. NATAPEI, JOHN MORSEN WILLIE,
GEORGE WELLS AND JIMMY NIKLAM
Respondents

Coram: Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek
Justice Bruce Robertson
Justice John von Doussa
Justice Daniel Fatiaki
Justice Oliver Saksak
Justice Hamlison Bulu

Counsel: Mr. John Malcolm for the Appellants
Mr. Ishmael Kalsakau for the Respondents

Date of hearing: 27th October 2004
Date of judgment: 27th October 2004

ORDER BY CONSENT

UPON hearing Mr. John Malcolm counsel for the Appellants and Mr. Ishmael Kalsakau counsel for the Respondents, the Court makes the following ORDERS:-

1. By Consent the appeal is dismissed.
   
2. All parties acknowledge that nothing from this case or from Civil Case No. 39 of 2004 is an impediment of any sort to the hearing of Civil Case No. 120 of 2004.
   
3. The costs in respect of this appeal shall be costs in the cause in Civil Case 120 of 2004.
   

DATED at PORT-VILA this 27^th day of October 2004

BY THE COURT

Vincent LUNABEK CJ
Bruce ROBERTSON J
John von DOUSSA J
Daniel FATIAKI J
OLIVER SAKSAK J
Hamlison BULU J