NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Salamastrakis v Rockdale City Council [2005] NSWCA 313
HEARING DATE(S): 27/06/05
JUDGMENT DATE: 19 September 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Campbell AJA at 3
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: Negligence - Pedestrian fell and sustained injury on footpath - Sufficiency of evidence to establish breach of duty and causation - Relevance of expert evidence.
LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002 subs 5(c)
Brodie v Singleton Shire Council (2001) 206 CLR 512 Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 206 CLR 512 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 Newcastle City Council v Mason [2004] NSWCA 108 CASES CITED: Shoeys Pty Ltd v Allan (1991) Aust Torts Rep 81-104 Mavaglia v Mavaglia [1999] NSWCA 188 Lake Macquarie City Council v Holt [2004] NSWCA 305 Brady v Girvan Bros Pty Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 241
Kalliopi Salamastrakis - Appellant PARTIES: Rockdale City Council - Respondent
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40435/04
A J McQuillen - Appellant COUNSEL: D Ronzani - Respondent
G H Healey & Co - Appellant SOLICITORS: McCabe Terrill - Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 1818/02
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Balla DCJ
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40435/04 DC 1818/02
MASON P BEAZLEY JA M W CAMPBELL AJA
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