NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: DOS SANTOS v C MORRIS PAINTING & DECORATING & ANOR [2006] NSWCA 54 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 9 December 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 24 March 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Giles JA at 50; McColl JA at 51
DECISION: Appeal and cross-appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE – Motor vehicle accidents – Failure to indicate when changing lanes – Driver thereby negligent. - NEGLIGENCE – Contributory negligence – Motor vehicle accidents – Cyclist riding in clearway during parking times – Collision with motor vehicle looking for parking space – Cyclist guilty of contributory negligence. (D)
LEGISLATION CITED: Australian Road Rules 46 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, s 138
Archer v Richard Crookes Constructions Pty Ltd (1997) 15 NSWCCR 297 Boyd v Leftwich (1982) 43 ALR 280 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Municipal Tramways Trust v Ashby [1951] SASR 61 Podrobersek v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALR 525 CASES CITED: Port Kembla Coal Terminal Ltd v Braverus Maritime Inc [2004] FCA 1211; (2004) 140 FCR 445 Purcell v Watson and Ors (1979) 26 ALR 235 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434 Sibley v Kais (1967) 118 CLR 424 Trompp v Liddle (1941) 41 SR (NSW) 108 Warren v Coombes [1979] HCA 9; (1979) 142 CLR 531
PARTIES: Wagner DOS SANTOS C MORRIS PAINTING & DECORATING & Anor
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40980/2004
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