Murphy & Anor v Overton Investments Pty Ltd

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[2004] HCATrans 169

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[2004] HCATrans 169

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S78 of 2003

B e t w e e n -

JOHN JAMES MURPHY AND ANNE ELIZABETH GEDZ AS NEXT FRIEND OF DAPHNE MURPHY

Appellants

and

OVERTON INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED

Respondent

Pronouncement of orders by consent

GLEESON CJ
McHUGH J
GUMMOW J
KIRBY J
HEYDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004, AT 10.09 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GLEESON CJ:   This appeal was heard in Canberra on 9 September 2003 by a Court constituted by Justices McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan, Heydon and myself.

The Court made orders allowing the appeal on 5 February 2004.  The parties have agreed to the making of the following further order by consent:  John James Murphy, in his capacity as executor of the estate of the late Daphne Murphy, be substituted for Anne Elizabeth Gedz as next friend of Daphne Murphy, as the second‑named appellant in the appeal.

The Court makes an order accordingly and I publish that order.

AT 10.10 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED

Areas of Law

  • Civil Procedure

  • Negligence & Tort

Legal Concepts

  • Appeal

  • Causation

  • Damages

  • Duty of Care

  • Negligence

  • Reliance

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