NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Pacific National Victoria Limited v Woods Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1157
HEARING DATE(S) : 29/07/08-31/07/08, 01/08/08-14/08/08
JUDGMENT DATE : 30 October 2008
JUDGMENT OF : James J
Proceedings 20061/07 DECISION : On the claim by Pacific National, verdicts for Pacific National against Woods and Mr Kuschert and a verdict for the RTA against Pacific National. On the cross-claim by Woods, verdicts for Pacific National and the RTA. Proceedings 20065/07 On the claims by Mr Kuschert, verdicts for Pacific National and the RTA. Dismiss the cross-claim by Pacific National against the RTA.
CATCHWORDS : Level crossing collision between vehicle and train - no question of principle
Civil Liability Act LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act Roads Act 1993
Brodie v Singleton Shire Council (2001) 206 CLR 512 CASES CITED : Liverpool City Council v Millett (2004) 43 MVR 193 Petropolous v Commissioner for Railways (No 1) (1962) 80 WN 659 Vairy v Wyong Shire Counsel (2005) 223 CLR 422
PARTIES : Pacific National (Victoria) Limited v RL & CA Woods Pty Ltd and Wayne Bruce Kuschert Wayne Bruce Kuschert v Pacific National (Victoria) Limited and Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20061/07 ; 20065/07
GM Watson SC / J Sheller (for Pacific National) COUNSEL : GA Laughton SC / C Hodgson (for Woods/Kuschert) RW Seton SC / TH Barrett (for RTA)
Turks Legal (for Pacific National) SOLICITORS : Fraser Clancy Lawyers (for Woods Pty Ltd and Kuschert) McCabe Terrill Lawyers (for RTA)
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