Managrave v Vrazalica [1999] NSWCA 242

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : Managrave v Vrazalica [1999] NSWCA 242 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40115/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 July 1999

PARTIES : George Vincent Managrave v Serifa Vrazalica JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Stein JA at 2; Giles JA at 55

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : DC 7570/97 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Delaney DCJ

COUNSEL : P Garling SC/S Torrington (Appellant) L Morris QC/E Clarke (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox (Appellant) Keddies (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : District Court - MVA - pedestrian hit by vehicle while attempting to cross the road at a busy intersection - negligence - duty of care - standard of care - contributory negligence - quantum of damages - past and future economic loss - past and future domestic care - loss of superannuation ACTS CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW); s 72 Caldwell v Duka, unreported, Court of Appeal, 16 June 1993 March v Stramare (1991) 171 CLR 506 Nominal Defendant v Heath (1998) 27 MVR 302 CASES CITED: Pennington v Norris (1956) 96 CLR 10 Podrebersek v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Stocks v Baldwin (1996) 24 MVR 416 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs; Cross-Appeal upheld with costs; By consent order the appellant pay the respondent's costs of appeal and the cross-appellant's costs of the cross-appeal on a solicitor client basis; Verdict and judgment for the respondent of $255,216.00 entered by Delaney DCJ be set aside and a new verdict for the respondent in the sum of $342,794.00 substituted.