NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Edward Joseph VELLA v Chizuko SUGITA [2001] NSWCA 464 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40012/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 06/12/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 February 2002
PARTIES : Edward Joseph VELLA v Chizuko SUGITA JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Beazley JA at 9; Foster AJA at 10
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC7656/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Price J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : J D Hislop QC/ D Ronzani - Appellant J S Drummond - Respondent/Cross-Appellant SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York - Appellant Hartmann & Associates - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Appeal against verdict and judgment in favour of respondent. LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act, 1988 (NSW) CASES CITED: Malec v J C Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638 DECISION : 1. Appeal upheld; 2. Cross-appeal dismissed; 3. Verdict and judgment in the Court below be set aside; 4. There be substituted verdict and judgment for the respondent in the amount of $224,707.00; 5. The respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal and cross-appeal.; 6. The respondent to have a Certificate under the Suitor's Funds Act, if otherwise entitled.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40012/01 DC7656/99 SHELLER JA BEAZLEY JA FOSTER AJA
FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY, 2002 EDWARD JOSEPH VELLA v CHIZUKO SUGITA
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