NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : The Nominal Defendant v Rowland-Smith [2003] NSWCA 65 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/03/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 April 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Santow JA at 2; Gzell J at 80 DECISION : 1. Verdict and judgment for $841,223.40 set aside and in lieu thereof, verdict and judgment for $776,348.40; 2. In all other respects, the appeal is dismissed; 3. Appellant to pay the Respondent's costs of the appeal.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE- challenge to Trial Judge's findings of fact - causation - contributory negligence - duty and standard of care of a highly experienced cyclist - NEGLIGENCE - assessment of damages - whether Trial Judge's discretionary assessment of damages should be set aside Abdallah v Newton (1998) 28 MVR 364 Agbaba v Witter (1977) 14 ALR 187 CASES CITED : Cortis v. Baker [1968] SASR 367 Leishman v Thomas (1957) 75 WN(NSW) 173 Shelly v. Szelly [1971] SASR 430 PARTIES : The Nominal Defendant (Appellant) Judith Louise ROWLAND-SMITH (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40286/01 COUNSEL : J D Hislop, QC (Appellant) D Campbell, SC /F Tuscano (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Moray & Agnew (Appellant) Leitch Hasson Dent (Respondent)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 2352/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Clifford Boyd-Bowland ADCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40286/01 DC 2352/98
GILES JA SANTOW JA GZELL J
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