NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Flounders v Millar [2007] NSWCA 238
HEARING DATE(S): 27 August 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 17 October 2007
JUDGMENT OF: Ipp JA at 1; Handley AJA at 41; Hoeben J at 42
DECISION: Appeal dismissed; Cross-appeal dismissed; Appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.
CATCHWORDS: Motor vehicle accident - pedestrian on road at night in isolated industrial area - whether actual findings of trial judge were "glaringly improbable" - alleged inconsistency between statements made to police and evidence at trial - causation - did evidentiary onus on causation shift to defendant if breach established - whether accident could have been avoided - existence of rational explanation for accident inconsistent with negligence.
LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002
Amaca Pty Limited v Hannell [2007] WASCA 158 Batiste v State of Queensland [2002] 2 Qd R 119 Bendix Mintex Pty Limited v Barnes (1997) 42 NSWLR 307 (at 316G) Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare (1992) 176 CLR 408 at 419 Betts v Whittingslow (1945) 71 CLR 637 at 649 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 at [23] Coca Cola Amatil (NSW) Pty Limited v Pareezer (2006) Aust Torts Reports 81-834; [2006] NSWCA 45 Desmond v Cullen (2001) 34 MVR 186; [2001] NSWCA 238 E M Baldwin & Son Pty Limited v Plane & Anor (1998) 17 NSWCCR 434 Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Limited [2003] 1 AC 32 Forbes v Selleys Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 149 Henry Walker Eltin Contracting Pty Limited v Hrstic [2005] NSWCA 253 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Luxton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352 Manly v Alexander (2005) 80 ALJR 413 at [11] CASES CITED: March v Stramare (E & M H) Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 506 McGhee v National Coal Board [1973] 1 WLR 1 Mitor Investments Pty Limited v General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited [1984] WAR 365. Naxakis v Western General Hospital (1999) 197 CLR 269 at 279 North Sydney Council v Binks [2007] NSWCA 245 Orica Limited v CGU Insurance Limited (2003) 59 NSWLR 14 Rufo v Hosking (2004) 61 NSWLR 678; [2004] NSWCA 391 Seltsam Pty Limited v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 TC by his tutor Sabatino v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 380 Travel Compensation Fund v Tambree (2005) 224 CLR 627 Tubemakers of Australia Limited v Fernandez (1976) 50 ALJR 720 Van Den Heuvel v Tucker (2003) 85 SASR 512 Wallaby Grip v Macleay Area Health Service (1998) 17 NSWCCR 355 Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board v Veksans (1993) 32 NSWLR 221 at 241 Zahra v Brown [2006] NSWCA 162
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