NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : David Jones Ltd v Bates [2001] NSWCA 233 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40659/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 July 2001
PARTIES : David Jones Limited (Appellant) Frances Alvonia Bates (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Davies AJA at 2; Young CJ in Eq at 28
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 3701/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sidis DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : W Kearns SC and D O'Dowd (Appellant) P Semmler QC and L Locke (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Tillyard & Callanan (Appellant) Velleley & Associates (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Torts- Negligence- Plaintiff slipped on floor at junction between carpet and timber surface- Whether negligence- Held No. (ND) Brown v Target Australia Pty Ltd (1984) 37 SASR 145 Dailly v Spot-On Investments Pty Ltd (1995) Aust Torts Rep 81-363 Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council [2001] HCA 29; (2001) 75 ALJR 992 Jones v Bartlett (2000) 75 ALJR 1 Littler v Liverpool Corporation [1968] 2 All ER 343 CASES CITED: Phillis v Daly (1988) 15 NSWLR 65 Rasic v Cruz [2000] NSWCA 66 Stocks v Baldwin (1996) 24 MVR 416 Turner v South Australia (1982) 56 ALJR 839 Ward v Tesco Stores Ltd [1976] 1 WLR 810 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : Appeal allowed.
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40659 of 2000 DC 3701 of 1998
HEYDON JA DAVIES AJA YOUNG CJ in Eq
FRIDAY 20 JULY 2001
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