Graham Edwards v David Brown Gear Industries

The appeal concerned a dispute between Graham Edwards, the appellant, and David Brown Gear Industries, the respondent, regarding a workers compensation claim for an injury to the appellant's left hand. The matter came before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether it had jurisdiction to entertain an appeal based solely on a finding of fact made by the lower court. The appellant sought to challenge the factual determination of his injury.

The Court of Appeal held that it did not have the power to review or overturn findings of fact made by the trial court in this instance. The legal principle applied was that appeals to the Court of Appeal are generally limited to questions of law, not fact. As the appeal was predicated entirely on a factual finding, it could not succeed.

Consequently, the appeal was dismissed with costs.