NSW Caselaw
Appeal Outcome: Special leave application dismissed with costs by the High Court 5June 2009 (S8/2009)
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Hawthorne v Hillcoat [2008] NSWCA 340
HEARING DATE(S): 25 November 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 8 December 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 54; Gyles AJA at 55
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: TORT – Negligence – Motor vehicle accident – Standard of reasonable skill and care – Whether breached when car hit pedestrian on the road at night.
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Derrick v Cheung [2001] HCA 48; (2001) 181 ALR 301 Evans v Lindsay [2006] NSWCA 354 CASES CITED: Manley v Alexander [2005] HCA 79; (2005) 80 ALJR 413 South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Limited v Cole [2002] NSWCA 205; (2002) 55 NSWLR 113 Vale v Eggins [2006] NSWCA 348
PARTIES: David Anthony HAWTHORNE (Appellant) Simmone HILLCOAT (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40671/07
COUNSEL: B W WALKER SC/ E G ROMANIUK (Appellant) P J DEAKIN QC/ R H WEINSTEIN (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: Farrell Lusher (Appellant) Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court - Common Law Division
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): SC 20333/02
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Latham J
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 6 September 2007
LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: Hawthorne v Hillcoat [2007] NSWSC 1018
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40671/07 SC 20333/02
HODGSON JA IPP JA GYLES AJA
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