NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : VAN DONSELAAR v CENTRAL COAST GRAMMAR SCHOOL LTD [2003] NSWCA 241 HEARING DATE(S) : 15/08/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 September 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Santow JA at 30; Tobias JA at 31 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : Personal injury - injury at school - Negligence - breach of duty - duty of care - magnitude of risk CASES CITED : Wyong Shire Council v. Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 Northern Sandblasting Pty. Limited v. Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313 PARTIES : Anthony Geurt Stuart Van Donselaar (Appellant) Central Coast Grammar School Ltd. (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40874/02 COUNSEL : R.E. Williams QC/G.J.L. Scragg (Appellant) R.A. Cavanagh SOLICITORS : David J. H. Hooper (Appellant) Thompson Cooper Lawyers (Respondent)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC818/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Black DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40874/02 DC 818/00
BEAZLEY JA SANTOW JA TOBIAS JA
8 September 2003 VAN DONSELAAR v CENTRAL COAST GRAMMAR SCHOOL LTD
FACTS
The appellant brought proceedings against the respondent School, claiming damages as a result of injuries sustained by him when, as a student at the School, he fell down a flight of steps.
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