NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Smith v. Morton [2004] NSWCA 84 revised - 26/03/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 March 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 8; Stein AJA at 52 DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Claimant to file Notice of Appeal within 14 days. 3. Appeal allowed. 4.Judgment below set aside, and leave under s.52(4) refused, with costs. 5. Opponent to pay claimant's costs of the application and appeal, and to have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act if otherwise qualified.
CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - Motor accidents - Extension of time - Loss of evidence - Whether fair trial likely - Onus of proof - Relevance of prima facie weakness of plaintiff's case - Relevance of alternative remedy LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 s.52(4) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v. Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Henricks v. Agnew (1997) 26 MVR 277 Holt v. Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 CASES CITED : House v. The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 McLean v. Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 Salido v. Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 Sieb v. Morton [2000] NSWCA 139 PARTIES : Trevor George Smith - claimant Graham William Morton - opponent FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40101/03 COUNSEL : Mr. A.C. Bridge SC with Mr. P. Gow for claimant Ms. A. Katzman SC with Ms. S. Thode for opponent SOLICITORS : Hunt & Hunt, Sydney for claimant Gary Robb & Associates for opponent
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 8297/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT O'Reilly DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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