NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Towns v Cross [2001] NSWCA 129 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40030/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 April 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 May 2001
Lance Towns (Appellant) PARTIES : v Dr Barry Cross (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Giles JA at 2; Davies AJA at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 25/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Garling DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : A: Mr S Walmsley SC, Mr W Walsh R: Miss A Katzmann SC SOLICITORS : A: Stacks - The Law Firm, Mr B J Gilbert R: Tress Cocks & Maddox CATCHWORDS : District Court - medical negligence - whether perforated eardrum was occasioned by syringing - whether syringing was negligently performed - whether negligence in failing to warn of possibility of perforation - whether failure to warn caused harm to patient. Ellis v Wallsend District Hospital (1989) 17 NSWLR 553 Rosenberg v Percival [2001] HCA 18 O'Brien v Wheeler (NSWCA, 23 May 1997, unrep) Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 CASES CITED: Johnson v Biggs [2000] NSWCA 338 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 S.S. Hontestroom v S.S. Sagaporack [1927] AC 37 Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 State Rail Authority (NSW) v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (1999) 142 CLR 531 DECISION : Appeal dismissed. Appellant to pay costs of appeal.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40030/00 DC 25/98 MASON P GILES JA DAVIES AJA
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