NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2003) Aust Torts Reports 81-688
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : RTA v McGUINNESS [2002] NSWCA 210 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40045/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 November 2002
ROADS AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES PARTIES : v RONALD JOHN McGUINNESS JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 2; Foster AJA at 41
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 8899/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Goldring DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Appellant - J E Maconachie QC/P R Sternberg Respondent - C T Barry QC/J R K Pryde SOLICITORS : Appellant - I V Knight Crown Solicitor Respondent - Keddies CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - HIGHWAY RULE - FOOTPATH - DUTY OF CARE TO PEDESTRIAN LEGISLATION CITED : State Roads Act 1986 Brodie v Singleton Shire Council and Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 75 ALJR 992 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 CASES CITED: Urban Transit Authority v Purcell (1994) 82 LGERA 284, 295 Rose-Beresford v The Commonwealth (1971) 45 ALJR 178 Hawkesbury City Council v Ryan [2001] NSW CA 212 Parramatta City Council v Watkins [2001] NSW CA 364 Lombardi v Holroyd City Council [2002] NSW CA 252 DECISION : Appeal allowed with costs. Orders made
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
40045/00 DC 8899/97 MASON P HANDLEY JA FOSTER AJA
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