EXHIBIT 5.1
SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH, LLP
401 B STREET, SUITE 1200
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
August 3, 2000
TELECOPY AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
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SVI Holdings, Inc.
12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 335
San Diego, CA 92130
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are delivering this opinion and consent to you in connection with the
proposed resale of up to 700,000 shares of common stock, $.0001 par value (the
"Shares"), of SVI Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), and to be registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement").
We have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law as we
have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
Based thereon, we advise you that, in our opinion, the Shares have been duly
authorized by the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the above-referenced
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH, LLP
SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH, LLP
