Meimaropoulos v Cheum [2014] NSWDC 26

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Meimaropoulos v Cheum [2014] NSWDC 26 Hearing dates: 28 - 31 January, 7 February 2014 Decision date: 27 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff for $28,458.77. (2) Costs reserved with liberty to apply, to be exercised in 28 days. (3) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: TORT - personal injury - plaintiff falls on a public street when a dog runs around and jumps up on her - Companion Animals Act 1998 (NSW) - whether defendants "owners" - whether dog was "attacking" (s 25(1)) - contributory negligence - damages - causation Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 16 Companion Animals Act 1998 (NSW), ss 7, 25 and 28 Dog Act 1966 (NSW), s 4(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.35 Cases Cited: Coleman v Barrat [2004] NSWCA 27 Crump v Sharah t/as Sharah Henville & Co [1999] NSWSC 884 Czatyrko v Edith Cowan University [2005] 79 ALJR 839 Dybka v McKenzie [2002] NSWCA 171 Hatch v Wood-Davies [2006] NSWDC 96 Knight v Tassal Ltd (Supreme Court of Tasmania, Wright J, 18 August 1993) Makita (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 McGlen-McLeod v Galloway [2012] NSWCA 388 Penfold v Betteridge [2011] NSWDC 146 Porter v Cook [1971] 1 NSWLR 318 Reece v Reece (1994) 19 MVR 103 Riley v The Owners of Strata Plan 73817 [2012] NSWCA 410 Sarkis v Morrison (2013) 64 MVR 433 The Nominal Defendant v Kostic [2007] NSWCA 14 Simon v Condran [2013] NSWCA 388 Varga v Galea [2011] NSWCA 76 Zappia v Allsop [1994] NSWCA 355 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Antonia Meimaropoulos First Defendant: Sorn Cheum Second Defendant: Muy Lim Hay Third Defendant: Heang Lay Representation: Plaintiff: Ms E Welsh Defendants: Mr A M Gruzman Plaintiff: Brydens Compensation Lawyers Defendants: Di Lizio & Associates File Number(s): 2011/36909 Publication restriction: None