NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Belinda McNally v Douglas Spedding AND Nicole Nobles v Douglas Spedding [2006] NSWDC 113
HEARING DATE(S): 21 November 2005 - 25 November 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 19 June 2006
JURISDICTION: Civil
JUDGMENT OF: Neilson DCJ at 1
DECISION: 10455/2001 McNally v Spedding - Verdict and Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant. Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs. Liberty to apply for any additional or ancilliary orders; 10456/2001 Nobles v Spedding - Verdict and Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant. Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs. Liberty to apply for any additional or ancilliary orders.
CATCHWORDS: Liability of hotelier to patron - Patron assaulted outside one part of hotel and her watch stolen - Enters another part of hotel and speaks to manager - Requests assistance - None provided - Leaves hotel - Induced to enter other part of hotel to seek to recover watch - Serious assault by gang of offenders - Plaintiffs succeed - Numerous authorities considered - On appeal
LEGISLATION CITED: Liquor Act 1982 Casino Control Act 1982
Oxlade v Gosbridge Pty Ltd (unreported, Court of Appeal, 18 December 1998, 40006/97; BC 9807725) Bragg v RSL Henley and Grange Sub-Branch Inc [2003] SASC 226 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 64, 98 ER 969 Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Anzil (2000) 205 CLR 254 Chordas v Bryant (Wellington) Pty Ltd (1988) 20 FCR 91 Public Transport Corporation v Sartaric [1997] 1 VR 168 Guildford Rugby League Football and Recreational Club Ltd v Coad [2001] NSWCA 139 CASES CITED: Ashrafi Persian Trading Co Pty Ltd t/as Roslyn Gardens Motor Inn v Ashrafinia [2001] NSWCA 243 Club Italia (Geelong) Inc v Ritchie (2001) 3 VR 447 South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd v Cole (2002) 55 NSWLR 113 Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 469 Proprietors of Strata Plan 17226 v Drakulic (2002) 55 NSWLR 659 Lanahmede Pty Ltd v Koch [2004] SASC 204 TAB Ltd v Atlis [2004] NSWCA 322 T. Wagstaff v Haslam [2006] NSWSC 294 Preston v Star City Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 459
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