IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA HODGINS REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Oral Judgment delivered at.... Monday 17th November 1969 on. CT HOSPITAL HODGINS ORDER Appeal dismissed with costs. THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAr, Ve HODGINS (ORAL) THE MORES DISTRICT HOSPITAL ve HODGINS Having heard all Mr. Mahoney has said, I find * no reason to disagree with the judgment of the Supreme Court that the jury could properly conclude that the appellant had not taken reasonably adequate safeguards to protect the respondent from what was obviously a risk of injury in the performance of his work as a boiler attendant and that the respondent had not contributed to his own injury by failing to take reasonable care for his own safety. I agree with the reasons of the Supreme Court for reaching that conclusion. Further, I agree with the Supreme Court that the jury's verdict was excessive and that the Supreme Court properly set it aside. The Supreme Court itself assessed the damages which it is now entitled to do. I am not satisfied that, having regard to the respondent's injuries, the amount of damages assessed by the Supreme Court, namely, $20,000 in all, was outside the range of a proper exercise of discretion in the assessment of damages. Accordingly, in my opinion, this appeal should be dismissed. THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL Ve HODGINS JUDGMENT KITTO J. (ORAL) THe MOREE DISTRICT HOSP Ve HODGINS I agree. THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL Ve HODGINS JODGMENT CORAL S THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL ve HODGINS I agree. DHE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL Ve HODGINS SUDGHENT (ORAL) THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL Ve HODGINS I agree. THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL Ve HODGINS JUDGMENT" WALSH J. ~ (ORAL), THE MOREE DISTRICT HOSPITAL ve HODGINS I agree.