Keith Albert Lionel Holloway & Or v Newcastle City Council [2013] NSWDC 62

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Keith Albert Lionel Holloway & Or v Newcastle City Council [2013] NSWDC 62 Hearing dates: 10/12/12 - 13/12/12 Decision date: 16 May 2013 Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Verdict for the Defendant Catchwords: Nuisance; alleged encroachment of tree roots Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 The Trees (Dispute Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Cases Cited: Robson v Leischke (2008) 72 NSWLR 98 Rylands v Fletcher (1886) LR 3HL 330 Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Limited (1994) 179 CLR 520 Sedleigh-Denfield v O'Callaghan [1940] AC 880 Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman (1940) 62 CLR 637 Montana Hotels Pty Ltd v Fasson Pty Ltd (1986) 61 ALJR 282 City of Richmond v Scantelbury (1991) 2 VR 38 Proprietors of Strata Plan No 14198 v Cowell (1989) 24 NSWLR 478 Delaware Mansions Ltd v Westminster City Council [2002] 1AC 321 South Australia v Simionato (2005) 143 LGERA 128 Texts Cited: Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 19 Ed Category: Principal judgment Parties: Keith Holloway - 1st Plaintiff Wendy Holloway - 2nd Plaintiff Newcastle City Council - Defendant Representation: A Justice - Plaintiffs D Priestley - Defendant NPR Legal - Plaintiffs Moray & Agnew - Defendant File Number(s): 10/338579 Publication restriction: Nil