Federal Court of Australia
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CATCHWORDS
Damages - loss of earning capacity - appellant member of partnership - substitute labour hired to perform work usually done by appellant - profits of partnership in consequence reduced - is appellant entitled to recover
more than his share of the reduction in the profits - award of damages also challenged on grounds that amounts awarded for loss of future earning capacity and loss of amenities of life insufficient - no question of principle involved -
award increased by $23,000.
SIRO DAL ZOTTO v. ALDO BONNANI, ENNIO BONNANI, BRUNO BONNANI, CARLO BONNANI trading as TENNANT CREEK BRICK COMPANY
No. NT G 20 of 1979
Coram: Toohey, McGregor and Sheppard JJ.
Date: 26 Cugusy 190
Darwin.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY No. NT G 20 of 1979 GENERAL DIVISION j
On appeal from the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia
SIRO DAL ZOTTO
Appellant
: ALDO BONNANT, ENNIO BONNANI, BRUNO BONNANI, CARLO BONNANI Trading as TENNANT CREEK BRICK COMPANY Respondents
ORDER
JUDGES MAKING ORDER: Toohey, McGregor and Sheppard Jd.
.
WHERE MADE: Dorr
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal be allowed,
2. There be substituted for the amount of the judgment
appealed from the sum of $70,000.
3. The respondents pay the appellant's costs of the appeal
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY
) ; No. 20 of 1979 ) )
GENERAL DIVISION
On appeal from the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia
SIRO DAL ZOTTO Appellant
ALDO BONNANI, ENNIO BONNANI, BRUNO BONNANI, CARLO BONNANI trading as TENNANT CREEK BRICK COMPANY
Respondents
CORAM: TOOHEY, McGREGOR and SHEPPARD JJ.
26 August 1980
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
TOOHEY J. :
The appellant challenges the adequacy of damages ' awarded to'him by a judgment of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.
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