Vogt v Mercer [2001] NSWCA 3

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Vogt v Mercer [2001] NSWCA 3 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40717/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 30/01/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 February 2001

PARTIES : Terry Vogt v Helen Marjorie Mercer JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Foster AJA at 2

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 70192/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Judge Sidis JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : H. Shore - Appellant A. Fennell - Respondent SOLICITORS : Hunt & Hunt, Newcastle - Appellant Orchiston Ranzetta Finney, Gosford - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Appeal against damages awarded in M.V.A. claim for personal injury- award fell outside ambit of exercise of judicial discretion - application to adduce fresh and further evidence - dispute concerning effect upon plaintiff of injuries sustained - result of 'functional overlay'. LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act, 1988 Kervan Trading Pty Ltd v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Aust) Ltd (NSWCA unreported 14.12.2000) Wollongong Corporation v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435 Orr v Holmes (1948) 76 CLR at 640 McDonald v McDonald (1965) 113 CLR 529 CASES CITED: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Quade (1991) 170 CLR 134 Warr v Santos [1973] 1 NSWLR 432 Radnedge v G.I.O. of N.S.W. (1987) 9 NSWLR 235 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 DECISION : I consider that the appeal fails. It should be dismissed with costs.