NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Kaplantzi & Anor. v. Pascoe [2003] NSWCA 386 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 December 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 December 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; McColl JA at 45; Cripps AJA at 46 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed with costs. 2. The sum of $1,177,951.14 to be substituted for the verdict given by the primary judge. 3. Respondent to have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act if otherwise eligible.
CATCHWORDS : DAMAGES - Compensation to relatives - Limits to damages in Motor Accidents Compensation Act - What constitutes "net weekly earnings" - Indexation of limit - Application to past earnings. LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 ss.125, 134, 146. Carroll v. Purcell (1961) 107 CLR 73 Fisher v. Hebburn Limited (1960) 105 CLR 188 Gillett v. Callagher (1962) 36 ALJR 72 CASES CITED : Halvorsen Boats Pty. Ltd. v. Robinson (1993) 31 NSWLR 1 Hodgson v. Crane (2002) 55 NSWLR 199 O'Brien v. McKean (1968) 118 CLR 540 Ruby v. Marsh (1975) 132 CLR 642 Manuell Kaplantzi - First appellant PARTIES : Anthony Michael Desouza - Second appellant Joanne Maree Pascoe - Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41114/02 COUNSEL : Mr. P. Deakin QC with Mr. J. Morris and Mr. B. Kelleher for appellants Mr. B. Toomey QC with Mr. A. Black for respondent SOLICITORS : Moray & Agnew, Sydney for appellants Walsh & Blair, Wagga Wagga for respondent
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 92/01 (Wagga Wagga) FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Goldring DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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