Ashrafi Persian Trading Co Pty Ltd t/as Roslyn Gardens Motor Inn & Anor v Ashrafinia [2001] NSWCA 243

Reported Decision : (2002) Aust Torts Reports 81-636

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Ashrafi Persian Trading Co Pty Ltd t/as Roslyn Gardens Motor Inn & Anor v Ashrafinia [2001] NSWCA 243 revised - 5/02/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40968/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 July 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 July 2001

PARTIES : Ashrafi Persian Trading Co Pty Ltd t/as Roslyn Gardens Motor Inn and GIO General Limited (Appellant) Azadeh Ashrafinia (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 2; Heydon JA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 9524/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Black DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : J E Maconachie QC/W S Reynolds (Appellant) M L Williams SC/J M Hennessy (Respondent) SOLICITORS : McCabes (Appellant) Carroll & O'Dea (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Torts - Negligence - Occupier's Liability - Whether occupier of motel had and/or breached any duty of care to family member staying in motel to prevent injury from a third party assailant - Where third party acted criminally by reaching through gap in motel room sliding door and hitting sleeping person on head with iron bar - D LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) CASES CITED: See attached DECISION : See paragraph 87

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Annetts v Australian Stations Pty Ltd (2000) 23 WAR 35

Bourhill v Young [1943] AC 92

Caterson v Commissioner for Railways (1972) 128 CLR 99

Chapman v Hearse (1961) 106 CLR 112

Chomentowski v Red Garter Restaurant Ltd (1970) 92 WN (NSW) 1070

Chordas v Bryant (Wellington) Pty Ltd (1988) 20 FCR 91

Curmi v McLennan [1994] 1 VR 513