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Woolworths and late Bert Gambrill battle settled out of court

13 Mar, 2010 04:00 AM
THE battle between Woolworths and the late Bert Gambrill over access to his Morisset property to complete a new shopping centre has been settled out of court.

The parties met at Toronto Local Court yesterday.

A settlement was reached but its terms were not disclosed.

Mr Gambrill died in November aged 97 but the fight was taken up by his children.

Mr Gambrill's son, Neil, had not been advised of the results late yesterday.

Woolworths took Bert Gambrill to court when he refused to let the retail giant use his land to complete a $30 million shopping centre next door.

An application was made to Toronto Local Court by Woolworths subsidiary Fabcot to erect temporary scaffolding on Mr Gambrill's land to build a 13-metre wall to finish the shopping centre.

It is understood that Woolworths has since completed the development and the Gambrill property is on the market, and will be sold for commercial purposes.

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Big companies win again and the little person is trampled into the ground. The fact the settlement was made after the completion of the work using Mr Gambrills land proves it.
Posted by BJ, 13/03/2010 7:04:52 AM, on The Herald
No matter the outcome, Woolworth's attitude towards an elderly resident who dared to stand up for his rights as left a bad taste with the residents of Morisset and district.
Posted by Tiger, 13/03/2010 12:16:16 PM, on The Herald
What would you expect from a company like Woolworths.
Posted by yep, 14/03/2010 5:57:51 PM, on The Herald
Woolworths had tried every avenue to appease the Gambrills to build their shopping centre, while the Gambrills were only motivated by one thing .... greed
Posted by Terry Arki, 15/03/2010 2:50:47 AM, on The Herald
There is at least two sides to every story
Posted by cardiffresident, 15/03/2010 10:32:58 AM, on The Herald

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