NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : FARRELL v FARRELL [2009] NSWSC 1122
HEARING DATE(S) : 19, 20 and 21 October 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 21 October 2009
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Hall J at 1
DECISION : The defence of contributory negligence fails. I order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the hearing of the first two days (19 and 20 October 2009) in relation to the issue of contributory negligence and costs otherwise of and incidental to the defence of contributory negligence
CATCHWORDS : TORTS - negligence - contributory negligence – defendant failed to establish the defence of contributory negligence
LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Motor Accidents Act 1988
Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia v Ferrcom Pty Limited (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Cook v Cook (1986) 162 CLR 376 Ellerman Lines Limited v H & G Grayson Limited [1919] 2 KB 514 Flounders v Millar [2007] NSWCA 238 Freeman v Health Insurance Commission (1997) 78 FCR 91 Gardiner v Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust (1955) 95 CLR 120 CASES CITED : Imbree v McNeilly (2008) 82 ALJR 1374 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Joslyn v Berryman (2003) 214 CLR 552 Lexton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352 Prentice v Cummins (No 6) (2003) 203 ALR 449 Symons v Stacey (1922) 30 CLR 169 White Industries (Qld) Pty Limited v Flower & Hart (a firm) (1998) 156 ALR 169
PARTIES : Ian Peter FARRELL v Caroline FARRELL
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