NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : OLIVE v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES [2003] NSWSC 358 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 April 2003, 24 April 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 April 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Levine J DECISION : 1(a) General damages assessed at $167,250.; (b) Past medical expenses: $1,293.35.; (c) Future medical expenses: $111,372.; (d) Past loss of earnings: $11,800.; (e) Future loss in respect of earning capacity: $198,730.; (f) Past care: $159,000.; (g) Interest on past care: $92,000.; (h) Future care: $171,110.; (i) Legal costs in criminal matters: $24,640.; (j) Loss of superannuation: $25,418.; 2. Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $962,613.35 and judgment accordingly.; 3. The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs in respect of the preparation of his case on liability on an indemnity basis, otherwise the defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on a party to party basis.
CATCHWORDS : Short minutes - interest - verdict sum CASES CITED : Grincelis v House (2000) 201 CLR 321 Rauk v Transtate New South Wales (2001) Aust Torts Rep 81,592 EUGENE OLIVE BY HIS NEXT FRIEND YVONNE MARGARET OLIVE (Plaintiff)
PARTIES : v
STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10349 OF 2000 F Stevens (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : C Webster (Defendant) La Fontaine Solicitors (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : I V Knight (Defendant)
Ex tempore: revised [2003] NSWSC 358 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
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