NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: State of New South Wales v Zerafa [2005] NSWCA 187
HEARING DATE(S): 29/03/05
JUDGMENT DATE: 3 June 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; Tobias JA at 2; Campbell AJA at 3
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs
CATCHWORDS: Tort- Negligence - Prisoner assaulted by another prisoner - Reasonable forseeability - Whether degree of observation, supervision and searching were inadequate - Shirt calculus - Way case conducted - Sufficiency of reasons.
Civil Liability Act 2002 Part 2 s13 LEGISLATION CITED: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 s126
State NSW v Napier (2002) NSWCA 402 Ashrafi Persian Trading Co Pty Ltd v Ashrafinia (2001) NSWCA 243 Proprietors of Strata Plan 17226 v Drakulic (2002) NSWCA 381 Bujdosa v State NSW [2004] NSWCA 307 Tame v State of New South Wales [2002] 211 CLR 317 at 353 CASES CITED: Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Davies v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 Kmart Australia v McCann [2004] NSWCA 283 Nominal Defendant v Lane [2004] NSWCA 405
APPELLANT State of New South Wales PARTIES: RESPONDENT Shane Zerafa
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40378/04
Mr P R Sternberg - Appellant COUNSEL: Mr H N Kelly SC and Mr G A Farmer - Respondent
I V Knight SOLICITORS: Crown Solicitor - Appellant Gaitanis Lawyers - Respondent
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