NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Parsons v J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Limited [2008] NSWCA 331
HEARING DATE(S): 27 October 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 2 December 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Gyles AJA at 15; Hislop J at 43
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: TORTS - negligence - where employee garbage collector sustained severe back injury whilst dragging fallen heavy garbage bin in order to remove driveway obstruction - where employee aware of weight of garbage bin - where certain directions given to employees by employer concerning clean-up of spillages and removal of obstructions and movement of heavy garbage bins - whether directions given sufficient
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Bankstown Foundry Pty Ltd v Braistina [1986] HCA 20; (1986) 160 CLR 301 Czatyrko v Edith Cowan University [2005] HCA 14; (2005) 214 ALR 349 Harrison v Lau Nay Nominees Pty Ltd t/as Abs Transport [2004] NSWCA 18 CASES CITED: Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 263 McLean v Tedman (1984) 155 CLR 306 O'Connor v Commissioner for Government Transport [1954] HCA 11; (1954) 100 CLR 225 Turner v The State of South Australia (1982) 42 ALR 669; 56 ALJR 839
PARTIES: Frederick Michael Parsons (Appellant) J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Limited (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40539/07
COUNSEL: LT Grey (Appellant) PJ O'Connor (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: Slater & Gordon (Appellant) Ellison Tillyard Callanan (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): DC 2607/06
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Balla DCJ
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