Willis v Smith & 2 Ors [2002] NSWSC 465

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Willis v Smith & 2 Ors [2002] NSWSC 465 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20151/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 May 2002

Bradley James Willis (Plaintiff)

Wayne Smith (First Defendant) PARTIES : Impact Insurance Services Pty Limited (Second Defendant)

NZI Workers Compensation (Victoria) Limited (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr E Romaniuk (Plaintiff)

Mr A Dickenson (First Defendant) COUNSEL : Mr D Weinberger (Second Defendant)

Mr R Cavanagh (Third Defendant)

Tress Cocks Maddox (First Defendant)

SOLICITORS : McCabe Terrill (Second Defendant)

Henry Davis York (Third Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Summary judgmenyt - cause of action inchoate LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules - Part 13 r 5 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2002] HCA 41 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWSC unreported 26 August 1998) CASES CITED : Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1948-49) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 DECISION : (1) The statement of claim is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs.