Normoyle (t/as Liverpool Auto Sales) v Ducin P/L [2005] NSWDC 2

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Normoyle (t/as Liverpool Auto Sales) v Ducin P/L [2005] NSWDC 2

JUDGMENT DATE: 15 April 2005

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Norrish QC DCJ

DECISION: Verdict for the plaintiff; Judgment in a sum to be determined; Costs to be determined.

CATCHWORDS: Contract - Insurance - bailment - gratuitous bailee - Australian Safety Standards.

LEGISLATION CITED: Australian Dangerous Goods Code Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

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