NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Hunt v Watkins & Ors - 40740/02; Watkins v GRE (UK) Ltd & Ors - 40696/02 [2003] NSWCA 155 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 April 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 October 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Handley JA at 2; Beazley JA at 64 DECISION : Hunt v Watkins & Ors - 40740/02; 1. Leave to appeal refused.; 2. Claimant to pay opponents' costs.; Watkins v GRE (UK) Ltd & Ors - 40696/02; 1. Leave to appeal refused.; 2. Claimant to pay opponents' costs.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - accident in dodgem car - negligence of operator not established - no question of principle - INSURANCE - son claiming benefits under father's policy - right not established - no question of principle Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Palmer v Clarke (1989) 19 NSWLR 158 CASES CITED : Petitt v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Storey and Keers Pty Ltd v Johnstone (1987) 9 NSWLR 446 Todorovic v Moussa (2001) 53 NSWLR 463 Woods v Multi-Sport Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 208 CLR 460 Karen Joy Hunt v Paul David Watkins & Ors PARTIES : Paul David Watkins v GRE (UK) Ltd & Ors FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40740/02; 40696/02 Hunt - P J Doherty COUNSEL : Watkins - R S Toner SC/S A Walsh GRE - S Rares SC/D Kelly Hunt - Garrett Walmsley Madgwick Pty Ltd SOLICITORS : Watkins - Donovan Oates Hannaford GRE - Gadens Lawyers
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 44/92 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Delaney DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL 40740 of 2002 40696 of 2002
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