Cafest v Tombleson [2003] NSWCA 210

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Cafest v Tombleson [2003] NSWCA 210 HEARING DATE(S) : 11/06/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 August 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Sheller JA at 20; Ipp JA at 21 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Judgment and verdict below set aside; 3. In lieu thereof, verdict for the defendant (appellant); 4. Order the respondent to pay the appellant's costs of trial and of the appeal, but to have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951.

CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Reasonableness - Want of reasonable care. Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 CASES CITED : Woods v Multisport Holdings Ltd (2002) 76 ALJR 483 Tame v New South Wales (2002) 76 ALJR 1348 Cafest Holdings Pty Limited t/as Skateplus PARTIES : v Julianne Tombleson FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40544 of 2002 COUNSEL : A: C R R Hoeben SC & M R Heath R: G Miller QC & Colin Cook SOLICITORS : A: Colin Biggers & Paisley R: Lyons & Lyons

LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 1634 of 2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Robison DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40544 OF 2002

MEAGHER JA SHELLER JA IPP JA

Friday, 1 August 2003 CAFEST HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED T/AS SKATEPLUS v JULIANNE TOMBLESON

FACTS The respondent (the plaintiff below) had fallen over and broken her right wrist while skating in the appellant's (defendant's) roller-skating rink. She was an active sportswoman, but had no previous experience of roller-skating.