Voli v Inglewood Shire Council

110 CLR 74

(Judgment by: OWEN J)

Between: VOLI
And: INGLEWOOD SHIRE COUNCIL

Court:
High Court of Australia

Judges: Dixon CJ
Windeyer J

Owen J

Subject References:
Negligence
Architectural plans
Approved by Government Department
Dangerous premises built from plans
Injury
Liability
Apportionment

Hearing date: BRISBANE 7 September 1962; 10 September 1962; 11 September 1962
Judgment date: 29 May 1963

MELBOURNE


Judgment by:
OWEN J

I have read the judgment of Windeyer J. and agree that the appeal should be allowed.

1 [1932] A.C. 562 , at p. 599

2 [1932] A.C. 562

3 (1923) 33 CLR 273 , at p. 283

4 [1932] A.C. 562

5 [1932] A.C., at p. 559

6 [1941] 2 K.B. 343

7 [1941] 2 K.B., at p. 362

8 [1941] 1 K.B. 321

9 [1932] A.C. 562

10 [1941] 1 K.B., at pp. 334, 335

11 [1948] A.C. 549 , at p. 563

12 (1949) 68 Atl. 2nd 517

13 [1920] A.C. 956 , at p. 986

14 (1866) L.R. 1 G.P. 274; (1867) L.R. 2 C.P. 311

15 [1932] A.C. 562

16 (1960) 104 CLR 274

17 (1863) 15 C.B. (N.S.) 221, at p. 240 [143 E.R. 768, at p. 776]

18 [1906] A.C. 428

19 [1932] A.C. 562

20 [1906] A.C. 428

21 [1936] 2 K.B. 46

22 [1947] K.B. 71

23 [1906] A.C. 428

24 [1954] 2 Q.B. 127 , at p. 138

25 (1960) 104 CLR 274

26 (1959) 101 CLR 209

27 [1922] 2 I.R. 5

28 [1949] I.R. 60

29 [1949] I.R., at p. 73

30 [1906] A.C. 428

31 (1914) 147 N.Y. Supp. 461

32 (1932) 160 Atl. 356

33 (1915) 213 N.Y. 404

34 [1906] A.C. 428

35 (1915) 213 N.Y., at p. 408

36 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 184, 501

37 [1917] 2 K.B. 325

38 (1953) 89 CLR 409 , at p. 424

39 [1917] 2 K.B., at pp. 332, 333

40 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 501

41 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B., at p. 509

42 (1953) 89 CLR 409

43 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 184, 501

44 (1822) 11 Price 400 [147 E.R. 512]

45 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 184, 501

46 (1851) 11 C.B. 655 [138 E.R. 632]

47 [1909] 1 K.B. 209

48 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 184, 501

49 (1897) 47 N.Y. Supp. 788, affirmed 163 N.Y. 559, 57 N.E. 1109

50 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 184, 501

51 (1897) 47 N.Y. Supp., at p. 792

52 (1881) 6 App. Cas. 740

53 (1840) 6 M. & W. 499 [151 E.R. 509]

54 (1881) 6 App. Cas., at p. 829

55 [1961] A.C. 807

56 (1848) 2 Ex. 251 [154 E.R. 485]

57 [1941] 1 K.B. 688

58 (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 501

59 [1961] A.C., at p. 845

60 (1848) 2 Ex. 251 [154 E.R. 485]

61 (1848) 2 Ex., at p. 255 [154 E.R., at p. 487]

62 (1932) 46 C.L.R., at p. 559

63 (1919) 26 CLR 135

64 [1953] 2 All E.R. 1185

65 [1941] 1 K.B. 688

66 [1953] 2 All E.R. 1185

67 [1959] A.C. 604

68 [1958] N.Z.L.R. 409

69 [1941] 2 K.B. 343

70 [1945] K.B. 174

71 [1961] A.C., at p. 879

72 [1957] A.C. 555

73 (1948) 77 CLR 544