Kortegast v Williamson & Anor [2002] NSWSC 1134

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kortegast v Williamson & Anor [2002] NSWSC 1134 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20043/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/11/02, 13/11/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 November 2002

PARTIES : Michael Kortegast v John Williamson & Anor JUDGMENT OF : Mathews AJ

D R Conti - Plaintiff COUNSEL : M Williams SC with J Neal - Defendant J McIntyre SC - Second Defendant D Davies SC with Ms C Adamson - Second and Third Cross-Defendant McClellands - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Carroll & O'Dea - Defendant Hunt and Hunt - Second Defendant Deacons - Second and Third Cross-Defendants CATCHWORDS : Matter to be determined as preliminary issue - whether plaintiff's injury arose out of or in the course of his employment. LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Hatzimanolis v ANI Corporation Limited (1992) 173 CLR 473 Charles R Davidson & Co. v McRobb [1918] AC 304 Henderson v Commissioner of Railways (WA) (1937) 58 CLR 281 Commonwealth v Oliver (1962) 107 CLR 353 McCurry v Lamb (1992) 8 NSWCCR 556 Inverell Shire Council v Lewis (1992) 8 NSWCCR 562 Blacktown City Council v Smith (1996) 14 NSWCCR 132 CASES CITED : Stewart v Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board (1932) 32 NSWSR 576 Stewart v Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board (1932) 48 ALR 216 Lawrence v George Mathews (1924) Ltd (1929) 1 KB McNeice's Case (1911) S.C. 12 Fisher or Simpson v London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. (1931) A.C. Thom or Simpson v Sinclair (1917) A.C. 143 Blacktown City Council v Smith (1996) 14 NSWCCR 132 Smith v The Australian Woollen Mills Limited (1933) 50 CLR 504 Nunan v Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Ltd (1941) NSWSR 119 DECISION : Second and third cross-defendants discharged from the proceedings. First cross-defendant ordered to pay their costs.