Federal Court of Australia
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Thy
JUDGMENT No. Sv. Ye
CATCHWORDS
Negligence ~—- employer's liability - appellant employed in linen room of hospital - engaged in moving heavy trolleys - back injury suffered when endeavouring to separate two trolleys which were jammed - previous history of complaints of back problems and of trolleys being too heavy - question
of fact - no guestion of principle.
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
CECILE ZWICKERT v_ CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION
No. ACT G19 of 1987
Coram: Sheppard, Kelly and Neaves JJ Canberra
20 April 1988
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
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GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
BETWEEN: CECILE ZWICKERT
Appellant (Plaintiff)
AND: CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION
Respondent (Defendant)
MINUTE OF ORDERS
JUDGES MAKING ORDER: SHEPPARD, KELLY & NEAVES Jd
DATE OF ORDER 20 APRIL 1988
CANBERRA. A.C.T.
WHERE MADE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:-— 1. The appeal be dismissed.
2. The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.
NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order
36 of the Federal Court Rules.
it) THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALTAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
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} No. A.C.T. G19 of 1987 DISTRICT REGTSTRY )
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GENERAL DIVISION
On Appeal from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory BETWEEN : CECILE ZWICKERT Appellant (Plaintiff)
AND
CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION
Respondent (Defendant)
CORAM: SHEPPARD, KELLY and NEAVES JJ.
DATE : 20 APRIL 1988
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
SHEPPARD J.: This is an appeal against a judgment of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (Miles C.J.) in which the Supreme Court directed the entry of judgment for the respondent. The respondent was sued by the appellant for damages for neqligence. The action arose out of an incident which occurred in November 1981 when the appellant was injured in the course of her employment with the respondent. At all material times the appellant was employed by the respondent as a supervisor of the laundry and linen service at the Woden Valley Hospital. The appellant had been employed in this position for a
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