Kogarah Council v Maas [2003] NSWCA 334

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Kogarah Council v Maas [2003] NSWCA 334 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Giles JA at 2; Wood CJatCL at 16 DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal granted; 2. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff set aside and a verdict and judgment for the defendant substituted; 3. The opponent/respondent to pay the claimant's/appellant's costs; 4. The opponent to have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act.

CATCHWORDS : Personal Injury - leave to appeal required - opponent injured on footpath - whether trial judge erred in finding negligence of Council - whether trial judge failed to find cause of injury - whether failure to find contributory negligence. Brodie v Singleton Shire Council (2001) 206 CLR 512 Burwood Council v Byrnes [2002] NSWCA 343 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Limited, NSWCA 16 November 1995 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 206 CLR 512 CASES CITED : Hastings Council v Giese [2003] NSWCA 178 Henville v Walker (2001) 206 CLR 259 Kassem v Colonial Mutual General Insurance Company Limited [2001] NSWCA 38 Lombardi v Holroyd City Council [2002] NSWCA 252 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 506 Rallis v Pang [2003] NSWCCA 202 Richmond Valley Council v Standing [2002] NSWCA 359 PARTIES : Kogarah Council (Claimant) Coral Eugina Maas (Opponent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40409/03 COUNSEL : M Joseph SC with S. Glascott (Claimant) Sharon Norton SC with TDF Hughes (Opponent) SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox (Claimant) Stacks the Law Firm (Opponent)