NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Wheeler v Macdonald [2008] NSWSC 567
HEARING DATE(S) : 2 - 4 June 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 12 June 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Malpass AsJ
DECISION : Culpability of the plaintiff should be 65%.
CATCHWORDS : COMMON LAW - negligence - prima facie inference of negligence - contributory negligence and apportionment - driving after drinking - driver holds an L-plate - passenger holds a P-plate
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liabilities Act 2002
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Cook v Cook (1986) 162 CLR 376 Jones v Dunkel (1958) 101 CLR 298 Joslyn v Berryman (2003) 214 CLR 552 Macerola v Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1990) 11 MVR 575 CASES CITED : McNeilly v Imbree [2007] NSWCA 156 Metrolink Victoria Pty Ltd v Auspro Logistics Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 23 Mummery v Irvings Pty Ltd (1956) 96 CLR 99 Podrebersek v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Robens v Fernandez [2007] NSWSC 1013 Robens v Fernandez [2007] NSWSC 1309
PARTIES : Patrick Louie Wheeler (Plaintiff) Billie Macdonald (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20009/07
COUNSEL : AJ Lidden SC / PN Khandhar (Plaintiff) J Poulos QC / J Ryan (Defendant)
SOLICITORS : Stacks / Taree (Plaintiff) Moray & Agnew (Defendant)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
Associate Justice Malpass
Thursday 12 June 2008
20009/07 Patrick Louie Wheeler v Billie Macdonald
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