South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Limited v Cole & 1 Or [2002] NSWCA 205

Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 113 (2002) Aust Torts Reports 81-970

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Limited v Cole & 1 Or [2002] NSWCA 205 revised - 28/08/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40277/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/05/02, 28/05/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 July 2002

South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Limited (Appellant) PARTIES : Rosellie Jonnell Cole (First Respondent) Angela Jane Lawrence (Second Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Santow JA at 8; Ipp AJA at 21

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT SC 60079/95 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Hulme J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

C G Gee QC/D Nock (Appellant) COUNSEL : G B Hall QC/P Woods (First Respondent) J D Hislop QC/N E Chen (Second Respondent) Colin Biggers & Paisley (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Turner Whelan (First Respondent) Thomas Laycock (Second Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Torts - negligence - duty of care - motor vehicle accident - Torts - negligence - duty of care - causation - innkeepers' liability - service of alcohol - Torts - negligence - contributory negligence - volenti non fit injuria - intoxication by alcohol. D LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Registered Clubs Act 1976 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 183 ALR 404 Morris v Murray [1991] 2 QB 6 Fairchild Glenhaven Funeral Services Limited [2002] UK HL 22 (20 June 2002) Rong Yao Zhu v Jennifer Mall Restaurant Inc 534 A.2d 1268 (DC 1987) Reeves v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2000] 1 AC 360 McKern v Burke (1986) 3 MVR 279 Derrick v Cheung (2001) 181 ALR 301 Grove v Elphick (1985) 2 MVR 74 Morris v Luton Corporation [1946] KB 114 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt 146 CLR 4 Chordas v Bryant (Wellington) Pty Limited 1988) 20 FCR 91 Australian Safeways Stores Pty Limited v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 CASES CITED: Canterbury Municipal Council v Taylor (2002) NSWCA 24 Oxlade v Gosbridge Pty Limited (Unreported, NSWCA, 18 December 1998) Guildford Rugby League Football and Recreational Club Limited v Coad (2001) NSWCA 139 Smith v Leurs (1945) 70 CLR 256 Jordan House Limited v Menow (1973) 38 DL (3d) 105 Mayfield Investgments Limited v Stewart (1995) 121 DLR (4th) 222 Johns v Cosgrove (1997) 27 MVR 110 Desmond v Cullen (2001) NSWCA 238 Sutherland Shire Council v Heyman (1985) 157 CLR 424 Reynolds v Katoomba RSL All Services Club (2001) 53 NSWLR 43 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 R v O'Connor (1980) 146 CLR 64 Barrett v Ministry of Defence [1995] 1 WLR 1217 Reg v Majewski [1977] AC 443 DECISION : See para 205.