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Trial of personal injury claim by self-employer courier; slipped down stairs in defendant's building after making a delivery; judgment for the plaintiff for $147,654.61: Wylie QC DCJ.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2007] QCA 260
10 Aug 2007
Appeal allowed reducing award of damages by 30%, with respondent to pay 2/3 of appellant's costs of the appeal; personal injury claim arising from stair fall by self-employed courier; the defendant should have succeeded at the trial in showing that the plaintiff contributed to her injury through want of care for her own safety (contributory negligence assessed at 30%): Jerrard JA, White and Atkinson JJ.
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Appeal Determined (QCA)
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