Browne v Owners of Strata Plan No 55497 [2014] NSWDC 239

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Browne v Owners of Strata Plan No 55497 [2014] NSWDC 239 Hearing dates: 25 - 26 August 2014 Decision date: 01 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff. (2) Parties have liberty to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the mathematically agreed judgment sum. (3) Defendant pay plaintiff's costs. (4) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. (5) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: TORT - plaintiff injured stepping into a gap in a moving grate on the defendant's premises - breach of duty of care admitted - compensable extent of plaintiff's injuries and disabilities in light of pre-accident history - limited current medical evidence - assessment of claimed heads of damage Legislation Cited: - Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr (2012) 83 NSWLR 302 Biggin & Co Ltd v Permanite Ltd [1951] 1 KB 422 Boral Bricks v Cosmidis [2014] NSWCA 443 Gordon v Truong (2014) 66 MVR 241 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 Mt Isa Mines v Pusey (1970) 125 CLR 383 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 State of New South Wales (NSW Police) v Nominal Defendant (2009) 53 MVR 243 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Sharon Browne Defendant: Owners of Strata Plan No 55497 Representation: Plaintiff: Mr A Lidden SC / Mr P Khandhar Defendant: Mr S Maybury Plaintiff: Brydens Law Office Defendant: HWL Ebsworth Lawyers File Number(s): 2011/245499 Publication restriction: None