Zilio v Lane [2009] NSWDC 226

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Zilio v Lane [2009] NSWDC 226

HEARING DATE(S): 18-22 and 25 February 2008; 28 March 2008; 20 June 2008; 2-6 February 2009; 17 April 2009; 1 and 22 May 2009, 23 July 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 28 July 2009

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Gibson DCJ

(1) Judgment for the defendant. DECISION: (2) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs. (3) Liberty to restore. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days.

CATCHWORDS: TORT - motor vehicle accident - personal injury - liability - contributory negligence - judgment for defendant - alternative finding of 100% contributory negligence

Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5S and 5R LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 38 and 135 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 138

Angel v Hawkesbury City Council [2008] NSWCA 130 Chamberlain v Ormsby t/as Ormsby Flower [2005] NSWCA 454 Goodsell v Murphy [2002] NSWCA 216 Harrison v Melhem & Anor (No 1) [2006] NSWSC 1258 Harrison v Melhem & Anor (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 1293 Harrison v Melhem [2008] NSWCA 67 Jones v Bradley [2003] NSWCA 81 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 CASES CITED: Knight v GIO (NSW) (New South Wales Court of Appeal, Kirby P, Priestley and Cole JJA, 13 April 1995, unreported) MacKenzie v Nominal Defendant (2005) 43 MVR 315 Nominal Defendant v Lane [2004] NSWCA 405 Ragen v The Nominal Defendant (No 3) [2007] NSWDC 86 Shayne Henderson v Darren McLean (Taree) [2007] NSWDC 199 Vale v Eggins [2006] NSWCA 348 Wynbergen v Hoyts Corp Pty Ltd (1997) 149 ALR 25 Yates v Jones (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 7 December 1989, unreported) Yip v Zreika [2001] NSWCA 446