Moraghan v Riley [2015] NSWLC 27

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moraghan v Riley [2015] NSWLC 27 Hearing dates: 08 September 2015 Decision date: 07 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Pierce LCM Decision: General damages to the plaintiff in the amount of $7,244.20 Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEEDINGS – motor vehicle accident – whether plaintiff a bailee with standing to sue – assessment of damages for loss of use Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Waterbrook at Yowie Bay Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 224 Anthanasopoulos v Mosely (2001) 52 NSWLR 262 Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1910) Limited v Ashton [1915] 2 KB 1 Bent v Highways and Utilities Construction Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 292 Burdis v Livsey [2003] QB 36 Burnett v Randwick City Council [2006] NSWCA 196 Dimond v Lovell [2002] 1 AC 384 Donnelly v Joyce [1974] QB 454 Fang v Koumoukelis [2013] NSWLC 5 Gagner Pty Ltd t/as Indochine Cafe v Canturi Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 413 Griffiths v Kirkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161 Hunt v Severs [1994] 2 AC 350 Hussain v New Taplow Paper Mills Ltd [1988] AC 514 Masrour v Danzey [2013] NSWLC 9 McCauley v Karooz (1944) 61 WN (NSW) 165 Millar v Candy (1981) 58 FLR 145 National Insurance Company of New Zealand Ltd v Espagne [1961] HCA 15 Opoku v Tintas [2013] EWCA Civ 1299 R v Taylor [2011] 1 WLR 1809 Ramsay v Margrett [1894] 2 QB 18 Rizk v Chen [2014] NSWLC 8 Singh v Yaqubi [2013] EWCA Civ 23 Solar v Elkin [2011] NSWLC 34 State of NSW v Knight [2002] NSWCA 392 Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (2006) 65 NSWLR 400 The Greta Holme [1897] AC 596 The Mediana [1900] AC 113 The Winkfield [1902] P 42 Tyco Australia Pty Ltd v Optus Networks Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 333 Wong v Maroubra Automotive Refinishers Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 222 Wood Motors v McTavish (1971) 21 DLR (3d) 480 Yates v Mobile Marine Repairs Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1463 Texts Cited: Halsbury's Laws of Australia F Pollock & R S Wright, An essay on possession in the common law, Law Press,1990 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Moraghan (plaintiff) Nicole Riley (defendant) Representation: Counsel: T M Thawley SC (for the plaintiff) K G Oliver (for the defendant) File Number(s): 2014/339569