Macquarie Area Health Service v Egan [2002] NSWCA 26

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Macquarie Area Health Service v Egan [2002] NSWCA 26 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40845/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 February 2002

PARTIES : Macquarie Area Health Service (Appellant) Nicole Egan (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Powell JA at 4; Heydon JA at 18

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 83/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Williams DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr C D Charteris (Appellant) Mr T K Tobin QC/Mr D R Campbell (Respondent) SOLICITORS : P W Turk & Associates (Appellant) Golsby Whiteley (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Tort - Negligence - District Court appeal - Liability - Damages - Tort - Quantum - ND Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Antoniak v The Commonwealth (1962) 4 FLR 454 Ashrafi Persian Trading Co Pty Ltd v Ashrafinia [2001] NSWCA 243 Bankstown Foundry Pty Limited v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301 Betts v Whittingslowe (1945) 71 CLR 637 Bourhill v Young [1943] AC 92 Hamilton v Nuroof (WA) Pty Limited (1956) 96 CLR 18 Hudson v Ridge Manufacturing Co Limited [1957] 2 QB 348 CASES CITED: Liftronic Pty Limited v Unver (2001) 75 ALJR 867 Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 v San Sebastian Pty Ltd [1983] 2 NSWLR 268 Palsgraf v Long Island Ry Co 162 NE 99 Petrou v Hatzigeorgiou (1991) Aust. Torts Reports 81-071 G G Rudge v Murray Tractors Importers Pty Ltd (9 November 1989, unreported) Smith v Crossley Brothers Limited (1951) 95 Sol. J. 655 Smith v Ocean Steamship Company Limited [1954] 2 Lloyd's Rep 482 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 183 ALR 404 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : See paragraph 73