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Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Scott   flag  43

[1959] HCA 29; (1959) 102 CLR 392; [1959] ALR 896; (1959) 33 ALJR 126
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
1st July, 1959

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
Griffiths v Kerkemeyer [1977] HCA 45; (1977) 139 CLR 161; (1977) 15 ALR 387; (1977) 51 ALJR 792 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 31 Aug 1977 AustLII flag 810
Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 16; (2004) 216 CLR 515; 205 ALR 522; (2004) 78 ALJR 628; [2004] Aust Torts Reports 81-742; [2004] ANZ Conv R 193 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 Apr 2004 AustLII flag 512
Street v Queensland Bar Association [1989] HCA 53; (1989) 168 CLR 461; 88 ALR 321; (1989) 63 ALJR 715 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Nov 1989 AustLII flag 328
CSR Ltd v Eddy [2005] HCA 64; (2005) 226 CLR 1; (2005) 222 ALR 1; (2005) 80 ALJR 59; [2005] Aust Torts Reports 81-808; (2005) 3 DDCR 192 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Oct 2005 AustLII flag 297
Coulls v Bagot ’ s Executor and Trustee Co Ltd [1967] HCA 3; (1967) 119 CLR 460; [1967] ALR 385; (1967) 40 ALJR 471 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Mar 1967 AustLII flag 222
Cattanach v Melchior [2003] HCA 38; (2003) 215 CLR 1; (2003) 199 ALR 131; (2003) 77 ALJR 1312; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-704 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Jul 2003 AustLII flag 187
Paff v Speed [1961] HCA 14; (1961) 105 CLR 549; [1961] ALR 614; 35 ALJR 17 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Apr 1961 AustLII flag 135
Pga v R [2012] HCA 21; (2012) 245 CLR 355; (2012) 287 ALR 599; (2012) 86 ALJR 641; (2012) 223 A Crim R 170 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 May 2012 AustLII flag 63
Coutts v The Commonwealth [1985] HCA 40; (1985) 157 CLR 91; (1985) 59 ALR 699; (1985) 59 ALJR 548 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 20 Jun 1985 AustLII flag 61
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd v Lindley [2010] NSWCA 357 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 17 Dec 2010 AustLII flag 59
C v Commonwealth of Australia [2015] FCAFC 113; (2015) 234 FCR 81; (2015) 327 ALR 195; (2015) 252 IR 471; (2015) 149 ALD 57 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Aug 2015 AustLII flag 40
Pratt & Goldsmith v Pratt [1975] VicRp 37; [1975] VR 378 Australia - Victoria 17 Sep 1974 AustLII flag 18
Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd v Cifuentes [2011] WASCA 102; [2011] Aust Torts Reports 82-087 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Apr 2011 AustLII flag 15
Popple, In the Matter of v Rowe [1997] VSC 13; [1998] 1 VR 651 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 20 Mar 1997 AustLII flag 15
Truchlik v Repatriation Commission [1989] FCA 222; (1989) 25 FCR 414; (1989) 87 ALR 263; 10 AAR 335; 18 ALD 413 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Jun 1989 AustLII flag 13
Nykorak v Attorney General of Canada [1962] SCR 331 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 26 Mar 1962 Supreme Court of Canada flag 11
Treloar v Wickham [1961] HCA 11; 105 CLR 102; 34 ALJR 511 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 10 Mar 1961 AustLII flag 11
Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission v Wall [2004] FCA 1711; 40 AAR 298 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Dec 2004 AustLII flag 9
Keeley v Victoria [1964] VicRp 48; [1964] VR 344 Australia - Victoria 27 Aug 1963 AustLII flag 9
Martino Developments Pty Ltd v Doughty [2008] VSC 517; (2008) 51 MVR 365 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 27 Nov 2008 AustLII flag 8
Ryan v AF Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 113 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 26 Feb 2013 AustLII flag 7
Barclay v Penberthy [2012] HCATrans 98 Transcript of Proceedings Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 2012 AustLII flag 3
Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust [2007] NSWSC 353; (2007) 69 NSWLR 533; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-882 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 19 Apr 2007 AustLII flag 3
DPP v Yeong (A Pseudonym) [2022] VSCA 179 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 26 Aug 2022 AustLII flag 1
Nelson v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] QSC 274 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Sep 2002 AustLII flag 1
Tippett v Fraser [1999] SASC 267; (1999) 74 SASR 522 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 7 Jul 1999 AustLII flag 1
Ulan Coal Mines Pty Ltd v Hunter Area Health Service [1999] NSWSC 664 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Jul 1999 AustLII flag 1
McElwee v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd [1997] QSC 164 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Sep 1997 AustLII flag 1
R v McCann [1997] QCA 238 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 8 Aug 1997 AustLII flag 1
R v Buchinsky [1983] 1 SCR 481 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 26 Apr 1983 Supreme Court of Canada flag 1
G Williams v Commonwealth of Australia - T2042 [2000] AIRC 428 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 17 Oct 2000 AustLII flag
Gio Australia Ltd v Robson and Nowlin Pty Ltd Matter [1997] NSWSC 437 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 29 Sep 1997 AustLII flag
David Michael Johnson v Commonwealth of Australia [1995] IRCA 32 Industrial Relations Court of Australia Australia 31 Jan 1995 AustLII flag
Halvorson v Buckthought [1964] PGLawRp 33 Papua New Guinea 26 Oct 1962 PacLII flag
Halvorson v Buckthought [1962] PGLawRp 12 Papua New Guinea 26 Oct 1962 PacLII flag

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
"Common Law - Tears in the Fabric, The" (1969-1970) 7 Melbourne University Law Review 97 Maher, F K H Australia circa 1970 AustLII flag 2
"Barclay v Penberthy: Polishing the Antiques of Australian Tort Law" (2013) 35 Sydney Law Review 655 Flanagan, Dan Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
"Verbatim" [2012] NSWBarAssocNews 16 Editors Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Private Law Actions against the Government (Part 2) - Two Unresolved Questions about Section 64 of the Judiciary Act" [2006] UNSWLawJl 37 Hill, Graeme Australia circa 2006 AustLII flag
"Through the Looking Glass: Wrongful Death, Remarriage and Australian Law Reform" (2005) 5 Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal 1 Carver, Tracey Australia - Queensland circa 2005 AustLII flag
"Lawyers' Uses of History" [1968] UQLawJl 1 Campbell, Enid Australia circa 1968 AustLII flag
"Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Scott (Action per quod servitium amisit" (1959-1960) 2 Melbourne University Law Review 413 Browne, A A Australia circa 1960 AustLII flag
"The Action Per Quod Servittum Amisit: Commissioner For Railways (NSW) v Scott" (1960) 3 Sydney Law Review 348 Davidson, T S Australia circa 1960 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Government Railways Act 1912 (NSW)
Ministry of Transport Act 1932 (NSW)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
Attorney-General v Valle-Jones [1935] 2 KB 209; [1935] All ER 175 United Kingdom circa 1935 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 10
Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission v Wall [2004] FCA 1711; 40 AAR 298 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Dec 2004 AustLII flag 9
Keeley v Victoria [1964] VicRp 48; [1964] VR 344 Australia - Victoria 27 Aug 1963 AustLII flag 9
Ashford v Thornton (1818) 1 B & Ald 405; 106 ER 149 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1818 flag 9
Dean v Peel [1804] EngR 190; 5 East 45; 102 ER 986 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1804 CommonLII flag 9
Postlethwaite versus Parkes [1766] EngR 150; 97 ER 1147; (1766) 3 Burr 1878 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1766 CommonLII flag 9
Martino Developments Pty Ltd v Doughty [2008] VSC 517; (2008) 51 MVR 365 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 27 Nov 2008 AustLII flag 8
Martinez v Gerber [1841] EngR 707; 133 ER 1069; (1841) 3 Man & G 88 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1841 CommonLII flag 8
Taylor v Neri (1795) 1 Esp 386; 170 ER 393 United Kingdom circa 1795 flag 8
Ryan v AF Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 113 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 26 Feb 2013 AustLII flag 7
"Per Quod Servitium Amisit" (1958) 74 Law Quarterly Review 39 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom circa 1958 Westlaw flag 7
Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v London [1951] HCA 40; (1951) 85 CLR 95 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Jul 1951 AustLII flag 7
(1698) 2 Salk 502; 91 Er 429 (1698) 2 Salk 502; 91 ER 429 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1698 CommonLII flag 7
4 Inst 265 4 Inst 265 Italy circa 2013 flag 7
Re Junior Carlton Club (1922) 1 KB 166 United Kingdom circa 1922 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6
Bradford Corporation v Webster (1920) 2 KB 135 United Kingdom circa 1920 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6
Grinnell v Wells [1844] EngR 1038; 135 ER 419; (1844) 7 Man & G 1033 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1844 CommonLII flag 6
Nowlan v Ablett [1835] EngR 182; 2 Cr M & R 54; 150 ER 23 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1835 CommonLII flag 6
R v Richardson [1948] SCR 57 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 3 Feb 1948 Supreme Court of Canada flag 5
Mankin v Scala Theodrome Co Ltd [1947] KB 257 United Kingdom circa 1947 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 5
Todd v Kerrich [1852] EngR 930; 8 Exch 151; 155 ER 1298; 22 LJNS 3 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1852 CommonLII flag 5
Eager v Grimwood [1847] EngR 562; 154 ER 26; (1847) 1 Exch 61 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1847 CommonLII flag 5
King v Williams [1824] EngR 247; 107 ER 483; (1824) 2 B & C 538 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1824 CommonLII flag 5
Hart versus Aldridge [1774] EngR 69; 98 ER 964; (1774) 1 Cowp 54 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1774 CommonLII flag 5
Masters v Manby (1757) 1 Burr 401; 97 ER 370 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1757 CommonLII flag 5
(1612) 9 Co Rep 113 (1612) 9 Co Rep 113; 77 ER 899 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1612 flag 5
2 Inst 667 2 Inst 667 Italy circa 2008 flag 5
Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District v Tatum (1948) 2 KB 68 United Kingdom circa 1948 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 4
Cameron v Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital [1941] 1 KB 350 United Kingdom circa 1941 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 4
Flemington v Smithers [1826] EngR 1023; (1826) 2 C & P 292; 172 ER 131 United Kingdom 30 Jan 1867 CommonLII flag 4
Bleeke v Grove (1663) 1 Sid 175; 82 ER 1040 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1663 CommonLII flag 4
Barclay v Penberthy [2012] HCATrans 98 Transcript of Proceedings Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 2012 AustLII flag 3
Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust [2007] NSWSC 353; (2007) 69 NSWLR 533; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-882 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 19 Apr 2007 AustLII flag 3
Robert Marys's Case [1572] EngR 315; 77 ER 895; (1572-1616) 9 Co Rep 111 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1572 CommonLII flag 3
Randle v Dean 125 ER 824; (1700) 2 Lut 1496 United Kingdom circa 2007 CommonLII flag 3
"Common Law - Tears in the Fabric, The" (1969-1970) 7 Melbourne University Law Review 97 Maher, F K H Australia circa 1970 AustLII flag 2
"Damages in actions for personal injury" (1957) 30 Australian Law Journal 618 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 1957 Legal Online flag 2
Myers v Hoffman (1956) 1 DLR (2d) 272 Canada circa 1956 flag 2
Post Office v Official Solicitor (1951) 1 All ER 522 United Kingdom circa 1951 LexisNexis flag 2
Morris v Barrett [1859] EngR 980; 144 ER 768; (1859) 7 CBNS 139 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1859 CommonLII flag 2
Fores v Wilson [1791] Peake 77; 170 ER 85 United Kingdom circa 1791 flag 2
DPP v Yeong (A Pseudonym) [2022] VSCA 179 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 26 Aug 2022 AustLII flag 1
Nelson v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] QSC 274 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Sep 2002 AustLII flag 1
Tippett v Fraser [1999] SASC 267; (1999) 74 SASR 522 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 7 Jul 1999 AustLII flag 1
Ulan Coal Mines Pty Ltd v Hunter Area Health Service [1999] NSWSC 664 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Jul 1999 AustLII flag 1
McElwee v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd [1997] QSC 164 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Sep 1997 AustLII flag 1
R v McCann [1997] QCA 238 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 8 Aug 1997 AustLII flag 1
R v Buchinsky [1983] 1 SCR 481 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 26 Apr 1983 Supreme Court of Canada flag 1
(1956) 1 SALR 577 (1956) 1 SALR 577 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1956 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 1
Berman v Occhipinti (1954) 1 DLR 560 circa 1954 1
Obee v Railway Commissioners for New South Wales [1930] NSWStRp 28; (1930) 30 SR (NSW) 201; 47 WN (NSW) 71 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 30 May 1930 AustLII flag 1
[1888] Ilt 56 [1888] ILT 56 Republic of Ireland circa 1888 flag 1
Burgess v Carpenter (1870) 2 SC 7; 16 Am Rep 643 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1870 flag 1
Alton v Midland Railway Co (1865) 19 CBNS 212 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1865 flag 1
Nicoll v Greaves [1864] EngR 501; 17 CBNS 27; 141 ER 11; 33 LJCP 259; 10 LT 531 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1864 CommonLII flag 1
Small v Nairne [1849] EngR 738; (1849) 13 QB 840; 116 ER 1484 United Kingdom circa 1849 CommonLII flag 1
Woodward v Washburn (1846) 3 Denio 369 United States - New York circa 1846 flag 1
Leward & Ux' vers Basely [1792] EngR 1421; 91 ER 937; (1792) 1 Ld Raym 62 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1792 CommonLII flag 1
More v Stone [1648] Style 94; 82 ER 557 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1648 CommonLII flag 1
144 Er 11 144 ER 11 United Kingdom circa 1997 CommonLII flag 1
Toms v Hammond 94 ER 959; [1733] Bar N 370 United Kingdom circa 1997 CommonLII flag 1
"Barclay v Penberthy: Polishing the Antiques of Australian Tort Law" (2013) 35 Sydney Law Review 655 Flanagan, Dan Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
"Verbatim" [2012] NSWBarAssocNews 16 Editors Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Private Law Actions against the Government (Part 2) - Two Unresolved Questions about Section 64 of the Judiciary Act" [2006] UNSWLawJl 37 Hill, Graeme Australia circa 2006 AustLII flag
"Through the Looking Glass: Wrongful Death, Remarriage and Australian Law Reform" (2005) 5 Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal 1 Carver, Tracey Australia - Queensland circa 2005 AustLII flag
G Williams v Commonwealth of Australia - T2042 [2000] AIRC 428 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 17 Oct 2000 AustLII flag
Gio Australia Ltd v Robson and Nowlin Pty Ltd Matter [1997] NSWSC 437 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 29 Sep 1997 AustLII flag
David Michael Johnson v Commonwealth of Australia [1995] IRCA 32 Industrial Relations Court of Australia Australia 31 Jan 1995 AustLII flag
"Lawyers' Uses of History" [1968] UQLawJl 1 Campbell, Enid Australia circa 1968 AustLII flag
Halvorson v Buckthought [1964] PGLawRp 33 Papua New Guinea 26 Oct 1962 PacLII flag
Halvorson v Buckthought [1962] PGLawRp 12 Papua New Guinea 26 Oct 1962 PacLII flag
"Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Scott (Action per quod servitium amisit" (1959-1960) 2 Melbourne University Law Review 413 Browne, A A Australia circa 1960 AustLII flag
"The Action Per Quod Servittum Amisit: Commissioner For Railways (NSW) v Scott" (1960) 3 Sydney Law Review 348 Davidson, T S Australia circa 1960 AustLII flag

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