NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Morgan v Owners of Strata Plan 13937 & anor [2006] NSWSC 1019
HEARING DATE(S) : 21/11/05-24/11/05, 13/12/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 29 September 2006
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
DECISION : Judgment for the plaintiff for $210,000, and costs.
CATCHWORDS : TORTS – NEGLIGENCE – Dangerous Premises – Occupier's Liability – Home unit body corporate – common areas – tiled landing at front entrance – whether failure to remove carpet off-cuts on which plaintiff tripped negligent – held, in the circumstances it was not – whether failure to provide external slip-resistant doormat on tiled landing on which plaintiff slipped negligent – held, in the circumstances it was – contributory negligence – assessment of damages.
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B Evidence Act, s 108
Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan (2002) 211 CLR 540 Hackshaw v Shaw (1984) 155 CLR 614 Jones v Bartlett (2000) 205 CLR 166 CASES CITED : Tame v State of New South Wales (2002) 211 CLR 317 Cafest v Tombleson [2003] NSWCA 210 Vairy v Wyong Shire Council [2005] HCA 62 Wilkinson v Law Courts Limited [2001] NSWCA 196 Woods v Multi-Sport Holdings Ltd (2002) 208 CLR 460 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
Thomas Patrick Morgan (plaintiff) PARTIES : The Owners of Strata Plan No 13937 (first defendant) Dennis Hales Strata Plan Management Pty Limited (second defendant)
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