Steve Calcagno v Norma Maree Dent [2015] NSWDC 308

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Steve Calcagno v Norma Maree Dent [2015] NSWDC 308 Hearing dates: 26-30 October 2015 Decision date: 18 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, reduced by 25 per cent for the plaintiff's contributory negligence. For orders see [163] Catchwords: Negligence; overtaking vehicle, contributory negligence Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cocks v Sheppard (1979) 25 ALR 325 Davis v Swift [2014] NSWCA 458 Gordon v Truong; Truong v Gordon [2014] NSWCA 97 Grills v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 72 Ilsley v Boots (1970) 2 NSWLR 551 Jones v Rice (1987) 5 MVR 77 Manley v Alexander (2005) 80 ALJR 413 Marien v Gardiner; Marien v HJ Heinz Company Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 396 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 Nominal Defendant v Bacon [2014] NSWCA 275 Nominal Defendant v Smith [2015] NSWCA 339 Richards v Picco [2000] NSWCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Steve Calcagno (Plaintiff) Norma Maree Dent (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Wheelahan QC with M Gilbert (Plaintiff) P Deakin QC with A Parker (Defendant)