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Torts Cases
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06/03/2011

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Battery - Intentional
Definition
Gray v Barr
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Battery - Direct
Definition
Reynolds v Clarke
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Battery - Any application of force
Definition
Collins v Wilcock
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Battery - w/o consent
Definition
McNamara v Duncan
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Consent - Pl has capacity
Definition
Re F
Term
Consent - freely given
Definition
Sisters of Charity
Term
Consent - not exceeded
Definition
Murray v McMurchy
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Assault - Imminent force
Definition
Zanker v Vartzokas
Term
Assault - Direct
Definition
Stephens v Myers
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Assault - w/o consent
Definition
McNamara v Duncan
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Assault - not fear, but apprehension
Definition
Brady v Shatzel
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Assault - conditional threats don't count
Definition
Tuberville v Savage
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False Imprisonment - No reasonable escape
Definition
Bird v Jones
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False Imprisonment - Awareness not needed
Definition
Murray v Ministry of Defence
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False Imprisonment - imprisonment direct
Definition
Dickenson v Waters Ltd
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Trespass to Land - Direct
Definition
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Southport Corporation
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Trespass to Land - Pl w/ lawful possession
Definition
Delaney v TP Smith Ltd
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Trespass to Land - sky = land
Definition
Kelson v Imperial Tabacco Co Ltd
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Trespass to Land - Land not infinitely high
Definition
Berrstein of Leigh v Skyviews and General Ltd
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Trespass to Land - fault needed
Definition
Public Transport Commission of NSW v Perry
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Trespass to Land - Transient intrusions count
Definition
Graham v KD Morris and Sons Pty Ltd
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Trespass to Land - w/o Consent
Definition
Halliday v Nevill and Another
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Trespass to Land - D pays for foreseeable damages
Definition
Hogen v Right
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Nuisance - Damage -> successful case
Definition
St Helen's Smelting
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Nuisance - must be nontrivial
Definition

Walter v Selfe

 

"plain and sober and simple notions among the English people"

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Nuisance - Give and take principle
Definition

Kennaway v Thompson

 

Clary v Principle and Council of the Women's College

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Nuisance - hypersenitivity
Definition
Robinson v Kilvet
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Nuisance - duration, timing and location
Definition
Munro v Southern Dairies
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Nuisance - moving to the nuisance doesn't matter
Definition
Challen v McCloud Country Golf Club
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Trespass to Goods - Direct
Definition
Hutchins v Maughn
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Trespass to Goods - possession of another
Definition
Penfolds Wine v Elliot
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Trespass to Goods - Asportation
Definition
Kirk v Gregory
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Trespass to Goods - Fault
Definition
National Coal Board v Evans
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Conversion - meant to control goods
Definition
Ashbey v Tolburst
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Trespass to Goods - right to possession
Definition
Parker v British Airways Board
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Trespass to Goods - human body
Definition
Moore v Regents of University of California
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Trespass to Goods - Detinue - Value @ Trial date
Definition
General and Finance Facilities v Cook's Cars
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Trespass to Goods - Detinue - Depreciation paid for
Definition

General and Finance Facilities v Cook's Cars

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Trespass to Goods - Detinue - Request necessary
Definition
Flowfill Packaging Machines v Fytone
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Trespass to Goods - Detinue - Misplacement not a defence
Definition
Goulding v Victorian Railways Commission
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Negligence - an omission/act that a prudent and reasonable man would not do
Definition
Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks 
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Negligence - DoC - Employer vicarious
Definition
Stevens v Brodribb
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Negligence - DoC - Employer directly liable, non-delegable
Definition
Stevens v Brodribb
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Negligence - DoC - builder liable for house

Definition
Bryan v Maloney
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Negligence - DoC - council responsible for building codes

Definition
Sutherland Shire v Heyman
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Negligence - DoC - Professionals liable for services

Definition
Hedley Byrne v Heller
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Negligence - DoC - Learner drivers have same duty

Definition
Nettleship v Weston
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Negligence - DoC - Duty to other road users, even without licence

Definition
Imbree v NcNeilly
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Negligence - DoC - Neighbour principle 

Definition
Donaghue v Stevenson
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Negligence - DoC - foreseeability, interdeterminancy, vulnerability, autonomy and knowledge
Definition
Perre v Apand
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Negligence - Breach - Risk not insignificant
Definition
CLA s 9 (1)(a)(b)
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Negligence - Breach - Inexperience not counted

Definition
Imbree v McNeilly
Term

 

Negligence - Breach - Illness, if not voluntary

 

Definition
Scholz v Standish
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Negligence - Breach - Illness, if aware, not counted

Definition
Roberts v Ramsbotton
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Negligence - Breach - Illness, if autonomous, not counted

Definition
Carrier v Bonham
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Negligence - Breach - Finance not counted

Definition
Exception: Roads and Traffic Authority v RR Pty Ltd
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Negligence - Breach - Young age, compared to similar age

Definition
McHale v Watson
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Negligence - Breach - statute Scale

Definition

CLA s9 (2)

 

Probability I + Magnitude I - Social Utility D - Cost of avoidance

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Negligence - Causation - CL BFT
Definition
March v Stramare
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Negligence - Causation - Onus of proof

Definition
On pl [s 12 CLA]
Term

Negligence - Causation - Hypothetical arguments discounted unless disproving pl

Definition
CLA s 11 (3)(f)
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Negligence - Causation - Material Contribution to Risk

Definition

Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services

 

(No BFT, but all D contributed to asbestos)

Term

Negligence - Causation - Multiple causes, aggravation

Definition

D2 pays for aggravated I

 

Baker v Willoughby

Term

Negligence - Several Tortfeasors - 1 claim doesn't stop another (<100%)

Definition
Thompson v ACT
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Negligence - Volenti Non Fit Injuria

 

(Free, fully aware, implied agreement)

Definition
Imbree v McNeilly
Term
Negligence - Defences - Sobriety = knowledge
Definition
Insurance Commissioner v Joyce
Term
Negligence - Volenti Non Fit Injuria - Intimidation not counted
Definition
Avram v Gusakoski
Term
Negligence - Volenti Non Fit Injuria - CLA
Definition
ss 13 & 14
Term
Negligence - Dangerous Recreational Activities
Definition
ss 17 & 19 CLA
Term
Negligence - Volenti Non Fit Injuria - Inherent risk
Definition
s 16 CLA
Term
Negligence - CL Contributory Negligence
Definition
Froom v Butcher (seatbelt)
Term
Negligence - Contributory Neg - 100% possible
Definition
s 24 CLA
Term

Negligence - Contributory Neg - Drunk P

 

No higher SoC

Presumption of C.Neg

Definition
ss 46 & 47 CLA
Term

Negligence - Contributory Neg - Relying on Drunk

Definition
+ 25%, in car +50% (ss 48 % 49 CLA)
Term

Negligence - Limitations - Punitive and Aggravated damages

Definition
s 52 CLA
Term
Negligence - Limitations - Pecuniary loss, medical, 6 hours 6 months, services compensated
Definition
s 59 CLA
Term

Negligence - Limitations - Pecuniary loss, multiplier/multiplicand

 

x3 avg earnings max

Definition
s 54 CLA
Term
Negligence - Limitations - Non-Pecuniary, Injury Scale Value
Definition
s 61 CLA
Term
Negligence - Limitations - Non-Personal-Injury
Definition
6 years s 10 LA
Term
Negligence - Limitations - Personal Injury
Definition
3 years s 11 LA
Term
False Imprisonment - Unlawful
Definition
R v Banner
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False Imprisonment - No proof of damage necessary
Definition
Myer Stores v Soo
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False Imprisonment - giving into authority
Definition
Symes v Mahon
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Battery & Assault - Positive act
Definition
Innes v Wylie and Others
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Defences - Mistake not a defence
Definition
Basely v Clarkson
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Defences - Self Defence - reasonable to defend oneself
Definition
Bennet v Dopke
Term
Defences - Self Defence - force was reasonable 
Definition
Fontin v Katapodis
Term
Defences - defence of another - reasonable to defend
Definition
Saler v Klingbiel
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Defences - defence of another - amount of force reasonable
Definition
Goss v Nicholos
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Defences - defence of property - reasonable belief that force was necessary to end trespass
Definition
Scott v Matthew Brown
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Trespass to land - Anything affixed to the land becomes part of it
Definition
Waverly Borough Council v Fletcher
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Defences - Re-entry on land - reasonable force to reclaim chattels
Definition
Blades v Higgs
Term
Defences - Re-entry on land - reasonable time needed to eject someone
Definition
McPhail
Term
Private Nuisance - Unreasonableness - Zoning not conclusive
Definition
Domachuk v Feiner
Term
Trespass to goods - taking goods
Definition
Brewer v Drew
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Trespass to goods - damaging/destroying good
Definition
Michiels' case
Term
Trespass to goods - missile
Definition
Hamps v Darby
Term
Trespass to goods - not accidental touching
Definition
Wilson v Marshall
Term
Trespass to goods - defence - lack of knowledge not defence
Definition
Colwill v Reeves
Term
Trespass to goods - bailee may sue
Definition
Peachey v Wing
Term
Trespass to goods - bailor on fixed term may not sue
Definition

Gordon v Harper

Term
Negligence - DoC - Occupier/entrant
Definition
Thompson v Woolworths
Term
Negligence - DoC - teacher/student
Definition
Hornberg v Horrobin
Term

Negligence - DoC - doctor/patient

Definition
Gold v Haringey Health Authority
Term
Negligence - Breach - CL formula for breach
Definition
Wyong Shire Council v Shirt
Term
Negligence - breach - CL probability of harm
Definition
Bolton v Stone
Term
Negligence - breach - magnitude of risk
Definition
Paris v Stepney Borough Council
Term
Negligence - Breach - Res Ipsa Loquitur
Definition
Scott v London and St Katherines Docks Co
Term
Negligence - Causation - But For Test CL case
Definition
Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington Hospital Management Committee
Term
Negligence - Causation - CL forseeability test
Definition
The Wagon Mound
Term
Negligence - Causation - Damage of same kind as reasonably foreseeable
Definition

Hughes v Lord Advocate

Chapman v Hearse

Term
Negligence - Rewards - statute Success not bar from joint tortfeasor suit, not more than 100%
Definition
Law Reform Act 1995 (Qld)
Term
Negligence - Damages - can't compare existence with non-existence
Definition
Harriton v Stephens
Term
Battery - positive
Definition
Innes v Wylie and others
Term
Consent - must not be exceeded
Definition

Murray v McMurchy

Term
Assault - not necessary if battery was intended
Definition
Hall v Fonceca
Term
Detinue - Money cannot be made off the return of goods (e.g. if stolen car is fixed up)
Definition
Greenwood v Bennett
Term
Negligence - Duty - negligent lack of warning, doctor/patient
Definition

Chappel v Hart

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Negligence - Damages - balance of probabilities all or nothing
Definition
Green v Chenoweth
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Negligence - Causation - loss of chance = causation
Definition
Tabet v Gett
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