NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Berryman v Joslyn; Wentworth Shire Council v Joslyn [2004] NSWCA 121 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Tobias JA at 3 DECISION : In appeal CA 40888/99 - Mr Berryman's appeal dismissed with costs; the cross-appeal of Ms Joslyn allowed with costs.; In appeal CA 40942/99 - Appeal allowed.
CATCHWORDS : TORTS - negligence - contributory negligence - apportionment of liability - whether primary judge erred in assessment of contributory negligence - whether there ought to be separate findings of contributory negligence made in respect of each defendant - whether the original finding of apportionment ought to be disturbed - s74 Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW). LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW) Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 (NSW) House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : Joslyn v Berryman (2003) 77 ALJR 1233 Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Limited (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Allan Troy Berryman PARTIES : Sally Inch Joslyn Wentworth Shire Council FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40888/99; 40942/99 A: M L Williams SC / K Pry SC COUNSEL : (1) R: B Toomey QC / G Charteris (2) R: P Garling SC / J Morris A: Carroll & O'Dea, Sydney SOLICITORS : (1) R: McMahons National Lawyers, Sydney (2) R: Phillips Fox, Sydney
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 429/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Boyd-Boland, ADCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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