NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : AGOSTINO v PHAM; AGOSTINO v PHILLPOTT [2002] NSWCA 114 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40522/01; 40998/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 April 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 April 2002
Elena Agostino PARTIES : Tyet Mai Tran Pham Jacob Phillpott JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Heydon JA at 26; Foster AJA at 27
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 2034/99; DC 2035/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Gamble ADCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
S Norton SC/E E J Welsh - Appellant COUNSEL : J D Hislop QC/D J Russell - Respondent Phillpott M J Neil QC/P J Gormly - Respondent Pham L J Sharpe & Co - Appellant SOLICITORS : Turner Whelan - Respondent Phillpott Sparke Helmore - Respondent Pham CATCHWORDS : MOTOR ACCIDENTS - Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW), s77, s79A - pre-existing condition - non-economic loss - failure by trial Judge to give proper reasons - appeal allowed - new trial ordered LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 Supreme Court Rules 1970 CASES CITED: N/A DECISION : 1. Appeals allowed; 2. Set aside the verdicts and judgments of Acting Judge Gamble of 29 November 2000; 3. Order that there be a new trial of both proceedings; 4. The respondents to pay the costs of this appeal; 5. The costs of the trial before Acting Judge Gamble be paid in accordance with the determination of the judge hearing the new trials.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40522/01; CA 40998/00 DC 2034/99; DC 2035/99
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