Smith v Scard [2002] NSWSC 650

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Smith v Scard [2002] NSWSC 650 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20605/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 July 2002

Lorraine Smith (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Andrew Muir Scard as executor of the will of Harry Tyer, deceased (First Defendant)

Central Sydney Area Health Service (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr M Rollinson (Plaintiff)

Mr S Woods COUNSEL : (First Defendant)

Mr R Sergi (Second Defendant)

Carters Law Firm (Plaintiff)

SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (First Defendant)

Lynn Boyd (Second Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time - ss52, 60C & E, 60G & I Limitation Act - medical negligence LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) State Rail Authority v Hammond (1988) 15 NSWLR 396 Kirby v Leather [1965] 2 QB 367 Pointon v Walkley (1951) SASR 121 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Guidice (& Ors) (NSWCA, unreported, 7 March 1997) Sydney City Council v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 CASES CITED : McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 Milperra Marketing Pty Ltd & Ors v Bayliss [2001] NSWCA 315 Szerdahelyi v Bailey, Ortado v Bailey, Lewis v Bailey (NSWSC unreported, Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) Dow Corning Australia Pty Ltd v Paton, Meares v Paton (1998) Aust Tort Reports 81-485 Fitzgerald v Bankstown City Council (NSWCA unreported, 6 November 1995) Manfield v Heather [2002] NSWCA 36 Drayton Coal Pty Limited v Drain (NSWCA, Cleeson CJ, unreported 22 August 1995) Deming No 456 Pty Limited v Brisbane Unit Development Corporation Pty Ltd (1983) 155 CLR 129 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed 9 November 2000 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.