NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) Aust Torts Reports 81-652
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : McColl v Dionisatos [2002] NSWSC 276 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1113/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 08/03/02 [Then written submissions] JUDGMENT DATE : 10 April 2002
PARTIES : Diana Lesley McColl (P) Gerasimos Dionisatos and Maria Dionisatos (D) JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq
COUNSEL : A Ogborne (P) C Stewart (D) SOLICITORS : Foulsham & Geddes (P) Paul C Fabian & Co (D) CATCHWORDS : DAMAGES [28]- Tort- Damage to property- Egg-shell skull rule applicable. WORDS & PHRASES- "Materially contribute". Asman v Maclurcan (1985) 5 BPR 9592 Australian Iron & Steel Ltd v Connell (1959) 102 CLR 522 Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 Comserv (No 1877) Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWSC 302 Corbett v Pallas (1995) Australian Torts Reports 81-329 Duyvelshaff v Cathcart & Ritchie Ltd (1973) 47 ALJR 410 CASES CITED : Gartner v Kidman (1962) 108 CLR 12 Love v Port of London Authority [1959] 2 Lloyds Reports 541 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Micallef v Galea [2001] NSWSC 984 Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock & Engineering Co (The Wagon Mound) (No 1) [1961] AC 388 Owens v Liverpool Corporation [1939] 1 KB 394 Owners SP 13218 v Woollahra MC [2002] NSWCA 92 Vacwell Engineering Co Ltd v BDH Chemicals Ltd [1971] 1 QB 88 Wigley v British Vinegars Ltd [1964] AC 307 DECISION : Orders made.
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