NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : LANGBORNE v STATE RAIL AUTHORITY OF NSW [2005] NSWSC 47
HEARING DATE(S) : 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28 May 2003; 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 June 2003; 13, 14, 15 October 2003
JUDGMENT DATE : 14 February 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Levine J
DECISION : 1 Verdict for and judgment in favour of the defendant; 2 Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs; 3 The exhibits and MFIs are to be returned.
CATCHWORDS : Negligence - trespasser deliberately jumps from moving XPT - duty owed - no breach
Henwood v Municipal Tramways Trust (1938) 60 CLR 438 Hoyts Pty Ltd v Burns [2003] HCA 61 Papatonakis v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1985) 156 CLR 7 Reeves v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2000] 1 AC 360 Robinson v State Rail Authority of NSW (unreported, NSWSC, Malpass M, 9 August 1996) Rundle v State Rail Authority of NSW [2002] NSWCA 354 CASES CITED : State Rail Authority of NSW v Mayle [1999] NSWCA 388 Tame v State of New South Wales; Annetts v Australian Stations Pty Ltd (2002) 211 CLR 317 University of Wollongong v Mitchell [2003] NSWCA 94 Waverly Council v Lodge (2001) 117 LGERA 447 Waverly Municipal Council v Swain [2003] NSWCA 61 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
MARK LANGBORNE (Plaintiff)
v PARTIES : STATE RAIL AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20134 OF 2001
M Cranitch SC / M Inglis (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : PH Greenwood SC / P Biggins (Defendant)
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