NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Hawthorne v Hillcoat [2007] NSWSC 1018 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 29, 30, 31 January 2007; 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21 February 2007, 7, 8, 9, 10 May 2007, 4, 5, 6 June 2007.
JUDGMENT DATE : 6 September 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Latham J
DECISION : 1. Judgment is entered for the Defendant; 2. Order for costs in the Defendant's favour; 3. I grant leave to apply within fourteen days from 6 September 2007
CATCHWORDS : Negligence - intoxicated plaintiff struck by defendant's vehicle whilst plaintiff standing in darkness in middle of road - whether speed excessive in circumstances and whether defendant failing to keep a proper look-out - defendant not negligent.
LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988
Derrick v Cheung (2001) 181 ALR 301 Knight v Maclean [2002] NSWCA 314 [68] South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd v Cole (2002) 55 NSWLR 113 CASES CITED : Vairy v Wyong Shire Council (2005) 80 ALJR 1 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Dederer [2007] HCA 42 Manley v Alexander (2005) 80 ALJR 413 Evans v Lindsay [2006] NSWCCA 354
PARTIES : David Anthony Hawthorne - Plaintiff Simmone Hillcoat - Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20333/02
COUNSEL : M Joseph SC/ EG Romaniuk - Plaintiff PJ Deakin QC/ R Weinstein - Defendant
SOLICITORS : Farrell Lusher - Plaintiff Sparke Helmore - Defendant
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION LATHAM J
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