NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 61 NSWLR 414
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Gunter v State Transit Authority of NSW [2004] NSWCA 330 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/8/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 September 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Tobias JA at 1; Wood CJatCL at 2; Young CJ in Eq at 3 DECISION : Appeal is dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : TORT- Whether if an injury is caused partly by the use of a motor vehicle and partly by some other negligent act, the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 is applicable. Held it is. LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, ss 3, 5, 123 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd (2003) 57 NSWLR 321 Daley v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1957) 75 WN (NSW) 418 Emad Trolley Pty Ltd v Shigar (2003) 57 NSWLR 636 CASES CITED : Government Insurance Office of NSW v RJ Green & Lloyd Pty Ltd (1966) 114 CLR 437 HA Stephenson & Son Ltd v Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co (1931) 45 CLR 476 Re German Date Coffee Company (1882) 20 Ch D 169 Shorey v PT Limited (2003) 77 ALJR 1104 The Koursk [1924] P 140 PARTIES : Lorraine Gunter (Claimant) State Transit Authority of New South Wales (Opponent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41155/03 COUNSEL : G Segal (Claimant) G M Watson SC and J C Sheller (Opponent) SOLICITORS : Fallon Safetly Lawyers (Claimant) Tress Cocks & Maddox (Opponent)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 723/02 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Balla DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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