Barrett v Dubbo City Council [2004] NSWSC 832

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Barrett v Dubbo City Council [2004] NSWSC 832 HEARING DATE(S) : 9-13 February, 29-30 March, 21 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 September 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J DECISION : Judgment for the defendant. Costs are reserved; the cause is to be relisted for submissions as to costs on a date to be arranged with my associate within the next twenty-one days.

Australian Safeway Stores Pty Limited v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (unreported, NSWCA, 31 December 1996) Ho v Powell (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 CASES CITED : Jones v Bartlett (2000) 205 CLR 166 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Van Der Sluice v Display Craft Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 204 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 PARTIES : Patrick Joseph Barrett (Plaintiff) Dubbo City Council (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20313/02 COUNSEL : M. Cranitch SC/M. Inglis (Plaintiff) P. Taylor SC/R. Sheldon (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Commins Hendriks (Plaintiff) Phillips Fox (Defendant)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

STUDDERT J

Friday 10 September 2004

20313/02 PATRICK JOSEPH BARRETT v DUBBO CITY COUNCIL

JUDGMENT 1 HIS HONOUR: The plaintiff, Patrick Joseph Barrett, brings these proceedings against the Dubbo City Council, claiming damages for negligence in respect of injury sustained at the Dubbo saleyards on 20 November 1997. The defendant denies any negligence in the circumstances giving rise to this claim and, alternatively, it raises the defence of contributory negligence. 2 At the outset it is necessary to determine how the plaintiff met with his injuries.