NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Horsburgh v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 344 Hearing dates: 9 and 10 November 2016 Date of orders: 21 November 2016 Decision date: 21 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff for $99,417.50. (2) Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs. (3) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: TORT – negligence – personal injury – plaintiff claims supermarket employee pushes a trolley into him, causing him to fall – whether accident occurred as alleged – credit issues – damages – application on first day of hearing to amend defence to plead a defence under s 50 Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) – application refused (Aon Insurance Ltd v Australia National University (2009) 239 CLR 175) – assessment of damages Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5R, 5S and 50 Cases Cited: Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Young [2016] NSWCA 109 Aon Insurance Ltd v Australia National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Australian Safeways Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis [2013] NSWCA 443 Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd v Haleluka [2012] NSWCA 343 Ferguson v McDonald's Australia Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 401 Gulic v O'Neil [2011] NSWCA 361 Jackson v Lithgow City Council [2008] NSWCA 312 Kappadoukas v Fransepp Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 366 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Metaxoulis v McDonald's Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 95 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 116 Purkiss v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Ridolfi v Hammond [2012] NSWCA 3 Seltsam v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EHWC 1884 (QB) Tolhurst v Cleary Bros (Bombo) Pty Ltd and Anor [2008] NSWCA 181 Varga v Galea [2011] NSWCA 76 Whalan v Kogarah Municipal Council [2007] NSWCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Gavin Horsburgh Defendant: Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Ms M Campbell Defendant: Mr I Griscti
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