NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 49 NSWLR 78
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Adams v Kennedy & Ors [2000] NSWCA 152 revised - 26/06/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41034/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 June 2000
PARTIES : James Adams v Gary Kennedy, Anthony Bordin, Robert Krause & The State of New South Wales JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Sheller JA at 40; Beazley JA at 41
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 77/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT His Honour Judge Delaney JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Appellant - A.B. Shand QC / B. Kinsella Respondents - B. Donovan QC / C. Lonergan SOLICITORS : Appellant - James Fuggle Solicitors Respondents - I.V. Knight, State Crown Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Trespass to land - Trespass to person - False imprisonment LEGISLATION CITED : Australian Courts Act 1828 (9 Geo IV c.83) Christie v Leachinsky (1947) AC 573 Commonwealth of Australia v Murray (1988) Aust Torts Reports [80-207] Hooper v Lane (1859) 6 HLC 443; 10 ER 1368 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1 Lippl v Haines (1989) 18 NSWLR 620 CASES CITED: Lynch v Hargrave [1971] VR 99 McLachlan v Mesics (1965) 84 WN (Pt 1) NSW 25 R v Parole Board Chairman (NT) (1986) 86 FLR 118 R v Stafford (1976) 13 SASR 392 Warke v Daire (1983) 32 SASR 321 8 A Crim R 254 Williams v R (1986) 161 CLR 278 DECISION : Appeal allowed.
THE SUPREME COURT
OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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