Federal Court of Australia
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION
No. ACT G13 of 1981
ON APPLAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
BETWEEN: JOANNE OLDFIELD Appellant (Cross-Respondent) AND: KATHARINE MARY DABROWSKI Respondent (Cross-Appellant) CORRIGENDA Page 9, lst paragraph, line 3: "we" should read "he".
Associate to the Chief Judge Sir Nigel Bowen
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CATCHWORDS
Damages -Assessment of damages suffered by widow and children of deceased - When appeal Court will interfere - Whether assumptions made as to future income, business expenditure, working life, and expenditure on family were realistic - Maiscalculation of net disposable income - Assumption made as to likelihood of
contribution from second husband ~ Discount rate to be applied.
Compensation (Fatal Injuries) Ordinance, 1968.
JOANNE OLDFIELD _v__KATHARINE MARY DABROWSKI
No. ACT G13 of 1981
CORAM: Bowen C.Jd., Kelly and Ellicott JJ.
20 August, 1982.
Sydney.
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
No. ACT G13 of 1981
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY
BETWEEN : JOANNE OLDFIELD
Appellant (Cross-Respondent)
AND: KATHARINE MARY DABROWSKI
Respondent (Cross-Appellant)
ORDER JUDGES MAKING ORDER: Bowen C.d., Kelly and Ellicott JJ. DATE OF ORDER: 20 August, 1982. WHERE MADE: Sydney. THE COURT ORDERS TIIAT: 1. The appeal and cross-appeal be allowed. 2. The judgment of the Supreme Court of the Australian
Capital Territory be set aside and in lieu thereof there be judgment for the respondent in the sum of $805,000 apportioned as to the sum of $500,000 to the respondent, as to the sum of $90,000 to the child Nadya Katharine, as to the sum of $100,000 to the child Jan Alexander and
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