Berryman v Joslyn & AnorWentworth Shire Council v Joslyn & Anor [2001] NSWCA 95

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Berryman v Joslyn & AnorWentworth Shire Council v Joslyn & Anor [2001] NSWCA 95 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40888/99; 40942/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/03/01, 20/03/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 April 2001

PARTIES : Allan Troy Berryman v Sally Inch Joslyn & Wentworth Shire Council Wentworth Shire Council v Sally Inch Joslyn & Allan Troy Berryman JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Meagher JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 25

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 429/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Boyd Boland DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Appellant CA 40888/99: M Williams / J M Hennessy COUNSEL : 1st Respondent CA 40888/99: B Gross SC / J Charteris 2nd Respondent CA 40888/99: Garling SC / J Morris Appellant CA 40888/99: Carroll & O'Dea Solicitors SOLICITORS : 1st Respondent CA 40888/99: McMahons National Lawyers 2nd Respondent CA 40888/99: Phillips Fox Lawyers CATCHWORDS : Tort - negligence - road accident - whether public road - failure to erect warning sign - assessment of contributory negligence - defence of 'joint illegal activity' - appeal CA 40942/99 dismissed - appeal CA 40888/99 allowed - cross appeal dismissed. Act No. 26 of 1944, ss 11I (2) and (3) LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act (1988) Municipalities Act (1867) CASES CITED: Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALR 529 Cusack v Stayt (2000) 31 MVR 517 DECISION : 1. In the appeal Wentworth Shire Council v Sally Inch Joslyn and Alan Troy Berryman, appeal dismissed with costs.; 2. In the appeal Alan Troy Berryman v Sally Inch Joslyn and Wentworth Shire Council, appeal allowed; judgment below set aside. Verdict entered for the appellant against the first respondent in the amount of $1,995,086.36 and against the second respondent in the amount of $750,000.; 3. In the cross appeal Sally Inch Joslyn v Alan Troy Berryman, appeal dismissed with costs.