Mannall v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 327

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Mannall v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 327 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40011/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 September 2001

PARTIES : Marilyn Esther Mannall State of New South Wales JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Ipp AJA at 2; Sperling J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 19/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Puckeridge DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr B Toomey QC with Mr J Sainty for the Appellant Mr P Deakin QC with Mr M J Wynyard for the Respondent SOLICITORS : Walsh & Blair for the Appellant Gillis Delaney Brown for the Respondent CATCHWORDS : Negligence - psychological injury allegedly caused by stress at work - no unsettled question of principle - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970, s75A Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt51 r23 Gillespie v The Commonwealth (1991) 105 FLR 196 CASES CITED: Mount Isa Mines Ltd v Pusey (1970) 125 CLR 383 State of New South Wales v Seedsman [2000] NSWCA 119 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : (1) Appeal allowed; (2) Respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal; (3) Order a new trial.

- 18 - IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

Heydon JA Ipp AJA Sperling J

Thursday, 20 September 2001

40011/00 Mannall v State Of New South Wales

Judgment 1 HEYDON JA: I agree with Sperling J. 2 IPP AJA: I agree with Sperling J. 3 SPERLING J: The plaintiff, Ms Mannall, sued her employer, the State of New South Wales, in the District Court, claiming damages for personal injury. The trial judge found a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed.