NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Folkes v Calabaro & Ors [2004] NSWCA 191 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 June 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Tobias JA at 14; Cripps AJA at 15 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : Negligence - pedestrian tripped on boarding laid across footpath as protection during building works - found visible to pedestrian exercising reasonable care for own safety - whether failed to pay regard to all evidence - whether failure to give sufficient reasons - whether incorrect to apply approach of a pedestrian exercising reasonable care for own safety. ND Brodie v Singleton Shire Council (2001) 206 CLR 512; CASES CITED : Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 206 CLR 512; Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40. Dale Lynette Folkes - Appellant PARTIES : Alfio and Maria Anne Calabro - First and Second Respondents Leon Constructions Pty Ltd - Third Respondent City of Canada Bay Council - Fourth Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40730/03 A Stenmark SC & S Hughes - Appellant COUNSEL : S Campbell SC & H J Halligan - First and Second Respondents C Bridge SC & J Ringrose - Third Respondent J Turnbull - Fourth Respondent Shaw McDonald Pty Ltd - Appellant SOLICITORS : Hicksons - First and Second Respondents Pricewaterhouse Coopers Legal - Third Respondent Phillips Fox - Fourth Respondent
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 206/02 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Black DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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