NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2000) Aust Torts Reports 81-583
New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : ROADS & TRAFFIC AUTHORITY v JELFS [1999] NSWCA 179 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40642/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 November 1998 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 June 1999
PARTIES : ROADS & TRAFFIC AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES v DENNIS JELFS JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 60; Giles JA at 88
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : NR 600053/95 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Levine J
COUNSEL : C T Barry QC/ P R Sternberg (Appellant) D A Wheelahan QC/ M Snedden (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Ian Victor Knight (Crown Solicitor) (Appellant) John McDonald & Partners - Murwillumbah (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : DAMAGES - Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 - Dependants' action - Award of damages for past and future care - Law Reform (Marital Consortium) Act 1984 - Construction of this Act - Application of Griffiths v Kerkemeyer principle - Apportionment of damages award; DAMAGES - Amount of general damages for nervous shock - Future loss of earning capacity ACTS CITED : Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 Law Reform (Marital Consortium) Act 1984 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40642/96
MASON P HANDLEY JA GILES JA
11 June 1999
ROADS & TRAFFIC AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES v Dennis JELFS
DAMAGES - Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 - Dependants' action - Award of damages for past and future care - Law Reform (Marital Consortium) Act 1984 - Construction of this Act - Application of Griffiths v Kerkemeyer principle - Apportionment of damages award
DAMAGES - Amount of general damages for nervous shock - Future loss of earning capacity
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