King v Sexton & Green & Anor [2000] NSWCA 340

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : King v Sexton & Green & Anor [2000] NSWCA 340 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40149/99 03/04/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/04/2000 05/04/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2000

William James King PARTIES : Sexton & Green (Sales & Service) General Motors Holden Sales Limited JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Heydon JA at 110

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT 10456/90 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Dunford J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Appellant: B M J ToomeyQC/A C Casselden COUNSEL : First Respondent: G M Gregg Second Respondent: D L Davies SC/ CS Leahy Appellant: Stacks The Law Firm SOLICITORS : First Respondent: Corrs Chambers Westgarth Second Respondent: Phillips Fox CATCHWORDS : motor accident - single vehicle - finding of the trial judge against the weight of the evidence - Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW), s 19(1), s 19(2) LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 71(1), s 74(1) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 51(1)(b) Suitors Fund Act 1951 (NSW) CASES CITED: Peake v Steriline (1988) Aust Torts Rep 80-154 DECISION : Appeal allowed

THE SUPREME COURT

OF NEW SOUTH WALES

COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40149/99 CL 10456/90

HANDLEY JA BEAZLEY JA HEYDON JA

Friday, 24 November 2000

KING v SEXTON & GREEN & ANOR

FACTS

This was an appeal by a plaintiff in respect of a claim for damages arising from a single vehicle road accident, in which his vehicle (which he was driving) ran off the highway, veering sharply across the road, where it overturned. He was found to have a blood alcohol reading of 0.229.