Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
Master and Servant - Personal injury to employee
suffered in the course of loading of pipes on trailer - Whether negligence on the part of crane driver - Whether injured employee guilty of contributory negligence - Whether damages excessive - Whether employer of crane driver entitled to contribution
from employer of injured employee.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance 1955 Part IV.
Wilson v. Peisley (1976) 50 A.L.J.R. 207.
No. ACT G32 of 1983 FAIRWAY ENGINEERING (A.C.T.) PTY. LIMITED v.JAME ANTHONY MURPHY AND A
Fox, Kelly and Neaves JJ. 2 March 1984 CANBERRA
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY : No. ACT G32 of 1983 DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
BETWEEN: FAIRWAY ENGINEERING (A.C.T.) PTY. LIMITED Appellant AND: JAMES ANTHONY MURPHY
Firstnamed Respondent
AND: BRAMBLES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Secondnamed Respondent
ORDER JUDGES MAKING ORDER: Fox, Kelly and Neaves JJ. DATE OF ORDER: 2 March 1984 WHERE MADE: Canberra
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal and cross-appeal be dismissed. 2. The costs of the appeal be paid by the appellant and the costs of the cross-appeal be paid by the
firstnamed respondent.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY No. ACT G32 of 1983
DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
BETWEEN: FAIRWAY ENGINEERING (A.C.T.) PTY. LIMITED
Appellant AND: JAMES ANTHONY MURPHY
Firstnamed Respondent
AND : BRAMBLES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Secondnamed Respondent
CORAM: Fox, Kelly and Neaves JJ.
DATE: 2 March 1984
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
THE COURT: James Anthony Murphy as plaintiff sued Brambles Holdings Limited ("Brambles") and Fairway Engineering (A.C.T.) Pty. Limited ("Fairway") as defendants in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory for
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