NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 105 LGERA 304
New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : Barbieri v Fairfield City Council [1999] NSWCA 405 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40697/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 August 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 October 1999
Guiseppe Barbieri (Appellant) PARTIES : v Fairfield City Council (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Meagher JA at 2; Davies AJA at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 5130/95 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : George ADCJ
COUNSEL : A: Mr H Marshall R: Mr D McGovern SOLICITORS : A: Andrew Fegent & Co R: Phillips Fox CATCHWORDS : Local Government; negligence; immunity for non-feasance; whether stormwater drain part of the highway; barricade erected by a resident; whether removal of barricade created a danger; whether breach of Council's duty of care; whether Council had duty to inspect Buckle v Bayswater Road Board 57 CLR 259 Gorringe v Transport Commission (TAS) 80 CLR 357 Sheppard v Glossop Corporation (1921) 3 KB 132 CASES CITED: Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Producers and Citizens Co-operative Assurance Co of Aust Ltd (1931) 46 CLR 41 RTA v Scroop (1998) 28 MVR 233 Woollahra Council v Moody 16 CLR 353 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40697/97 DC 5130/95 MASON P MEAGHER JA DAVIES AJA
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