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New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : FORBES SHIRE COUNCIL v JONES [1999] NSWCA 419 revised - 17/11/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40228/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 May 1999, 1 June 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 November 1999
FORBES SHIRE COUNCIL PARTIES : v JOHN WILLIAM JONES & ANOR JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Powell JA at 64; Giles JA at 65
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : DC 16/96 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Christie DCJ QC
L King SC/R Cheney (Appellant) COUNSEL : B M J Toomey QC/P J Doherty (First Respondent) J D Hislop QC (Second Respondent) Phillips Fox (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Palmers, Forbes (First Respondent) Cutler Hughes & Harris (Second Respondent) CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - misfeasance - personal injury caused by tripping over broken pipe in footpath - liability of Council and contractor; DAMAGES - whether award excessive in light of video and medical evidence - whether apportionment between defendants reasonable; CONTRACT - indemnity clause; TRIAL - whether rejection of line of questioning warrants new trial - whether refusal to allow witness to be called for cross-examination warrants new trial - exercise of discretion under District Court Rules Pt 28 r 9(2) CASES CITED: Voulis v Kozary (1975) 180 CLR 177 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 DECISION : Appeal by Forbes Shire Council allowed; cross-appeal by Emoleum (Australia) Limited dismissed. Orders made.
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40228/98 DC 16/96 HANDLEY JA POWELL JA GILES JA
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