Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Welling and Comerford [2000] NSWCA 360

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Welling and Comerford [2000] NSWCA 360 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40252/00 (Welling); 40253/00 (Comerford) HEARING DATE(S) : 8 December 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 December 2000

Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (Appellant) PARTIES : Gerhardus Hendrikus Welling (Respondent) William Kevin Comerford (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 37; Powell JA at 39; Heydon JA at 2

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT 55035/98 (Welling) FILE NUMBER(S) : 55034/98 (Comerford) LOWER COURT Hunter J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

M G Rudge SC/D A C Robertson (Appellant) COUNSEL : M L Williams SC (Welling) N A Cotman SC/M Pesman (Comerford) I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Carroll & O'Dea (Welling) Ferrier Chambers (Comerford)

ADC v White Construction (unreported, NSWSC, 14 October 1993, Giles J) Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Foxman Holdings Pty Ltd v NMBE Pty Ltd (1994) 38 NSWLR 615 Hill v The Commissioner for Main Roads (1989) Aust Torts Reports 80-260 McDonogh v The Commonwealth (1985) 9 FCR 360 CASES CITED: Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1997) 47 NSWLR 631 Robinson v Campbell (1992) 30 NSWLR 503 Skinner v Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1992) 27 NSWLR 567 Super Pty Ltd v SJP Formwork (Aust) Pty Ltd (1993) 29 NSWLR 549 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 Water Board v Moustakis (1988) 62 ALJR 209 DECISION : See paragraph 36