Gyftopoulos v Corporate Ventures Pty Ltd [2002] NSWDDT 19

Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Gyftopoulos v Corporate Ventures Pty Ltd [2002] NSWDDT 19 Joannis Gyftopoulos v PARTIES : Corporate Ventures Pty Limited and Sreswob Pty Limited (formerly known as Bowsers Asphalt Pty Limited) MATTER NUMBER(S) : 446 of 2001 JUDGMENT OF: Johns J at 1 Damages - Negligence :- Contributory Negligence CATCHWORDS: Smoking Masks Compensable / Non-Compensable Damage LEGISLATION CITED: Bankstown Foundry v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301; Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 44; Chulcough v Holley (1967) 41 ALJR 336; CSR Ltd v Bouwhuis (1991) 7 NSWCCR 223; Faulkner v Keffalinos (1971) 45 ALJR 80; James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Newton (1997) 15 NSWCCR 717; McLean v Tedman (1984) 155 CLR 306; CASES CITED: Pammet v Pawelski (1949) 79 CLR 406; Planet Fisheries Ltd v La Rosa (1968) 119 CLR 118; Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164; Sangravure v Meani (1964) 110 CLR 24; Sullivan v Micallef (1994) Aust Torts Reports 81-308; Thomson v Smith's Ship Repairers (North Shields) Ltd [1984] 1 QB 405; Wallaby Grip Ltd v Peirce [2000] NSWCA 299; Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158; Williams v Commissioner for Road Transport (1933) 50 CLR 258 DATES OF HEARING: 25/07/2002, 11/09/2002, 11/10/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/01/2002