NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Klesteel Pty Ltd v Mantzouranis [2008] NSWSC 194
HEARING DATE(S) : 28/02/2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 7 March 2008
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : McCallum J
DECISION : 1.The appeal is allowed. I set aside the judgment given in the Local Court on 10 July 2007 and substitute therefore judgment for the plaintiff in these proceedings. 2. I order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs in this Court.
CATCHWORDS : COMMON LAW - Local Court appeal - vicarious liability of employer - authorised or independent act - power to enter verdict for successful appellant
LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts Act 1982
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Beale v GIO of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Deatons Pty Ltd v Flew (1949) 79 CLR 370 Gordon v Tamworth Jockey Club [2003] NSWCA 82 Hawke Australia Pty Ltd v George Ambrose Commercial Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1150 CASES CITED : Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 207 CLR 21 Loudoun-Shand v Jadasi Investments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 316 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Naidu [2007] NSWCA 337 NSW v Lapore (2003) 212 CLR 511 Starks v RSM Security Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 351
TEXTS CITED : Salmond, Law of Torts, 9th ed (1936)
PARTIES : Klesteel Pty Ltd Anestis Mantzouranis
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13960/07
COUNSEL : Mr M Gollan (Plaintiff) Mr P J Gow (Defendant)
SOLICITORS : Vardanega Roberts Solicitors (Plaintiff) Ligeti Partners Lawyers (Defendant)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Local Court
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