NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Eurobodalla Shire Council v Dufty [2004] NSWCA 450 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 October 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 December 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Santow JA at 1; Tobias JA at 81; Bryson JA at 82 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - employer/employee versus independent contractor - incidents of each - liability of council for injury suffered by principal of private company engaged by Council to manage a swimming pool and its associated maintenance - damages. Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Emoleum (Aust) Pty Ltd v Cecil Henry Bond & Ors [2004] NSWCA 352 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 CASES CITED : Multiplex Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v. Lopez [2004] NSWCA 31 Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd v Carey [2003] NSWCA 132 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1985-6) 160 CLR 16 TNT Australia Pty Ltd v Christie & Ors [2003] NSWCA 47 PARTIES : EUROBODALLA SHIRE COUNCIL (Appellant) Shane DUFTY (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40068/04 COUNSEL : R R STITT, QC/ R A CAVANAGH (Appellant) M L WILLIAMS, SC/ R S SHELDON (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Riley, Gray-Spencer (Appellant) Carroll & O'Dea (Respondent)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 153/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Latham DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40068/04 DC 153/01
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