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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
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
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 186
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
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
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
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
David Michael Johnson v Commonwealth of Australia [1995] IRCA 32 Industrial Relations Court of Australia Australia 31 Jan 1995 AustLII flag
DPP v Yeong (A Pseudonym) [2022] VSCA 179 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 26 Aug 2022 AustLII flag 1
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
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
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 811
Halvorson v Buckthought [1962] PGLawRp 12 Papua New Guinea 26 Oct 1962 PacLII flag
Halvorson v Buckthought [1964] PGLawRp 33 Papua New Guinea 26 Oct 1962 PacLII flag
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
McElwee v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd [1997] QSC 164 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Sep 1997 AustLII flag 1
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
Nelson v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] QSC 274 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Sep 2002 AustLII flag 1
Nykorak v Attorney General of Canada [1962] SCR 331 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 26 Mar 1962 Supreme Court of Canada flag 11
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
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
Pratt & Goldsmith v Pratt [1975] VicRp 37; [1975] VR 378 Australia - Victoria 17 Sep 1974 AustLII flag 18
R v Buchinsky [1983] 1 SCR 481 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 26 Apr 1983 Supreme Court of Canada flag 1
R v McCann [1997] QCA 238 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 8 Aug 1997 AustLII flag 1
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
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
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
Tippett v Fraser [1999] SASC 267; (1999) 74 SASR 522 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 7 Jul 1999 AustLII flag 1
Barclay v Penberthy [2012] HCATrans 98 Transcript of Proceedings Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 2012 AustLII flag 3
Treloar v Wickham [1961] HCA 11; 105 CLR 102; 34 ALJR 511 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 10 Mar 1961 AustLII flag 11
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
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
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 513

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title †  Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index
"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
"Lawyers' Uses of History" [1968] UQLawJl 1 Campbell, Enid Australia circa 1968 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
"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
"Verbatim" [2012] NSWBarAssocNews 16 Editors Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Barclay v Penberthy: Polishing the Antiques of Australian Tort Law" (2013) 35 Sydney Law Review 655 Flanagan, Dan Australia circa 2013 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
"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

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
"Damages in actions for personal injury" (1957) 30 Australian Law Journal 618 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 1957 Legal Online flag 2
"Per Quod Servitium Amisit" (1958) 74 Law Quarterly Review 39 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom circa 1958 Westlaw flag 7
(1612) 9 Co Rep 113 (1612) 9 Co Rep 113; 77 ER 899 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1612 flag 5
(1698) 2 Salk 502; 91 Er 429 (1698) 2 Salk 502; 91 ER 429 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1698 CommonLII flag 7
(1956) 1 SALR 577 (1956) 1 SALR 577 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1956 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 1
[1888] Ilt 56 [1888] ILT 56 Republic of Ireland circa 1888 flag 1
Admiralty Commissioners v SS Amerika [1917] AC 38; [1916-17] All ER 177; 116 LT 34; 33 TLR 135 United Kingdom circa 1917 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 55
Allen v Waters & Co (1935) 1 KB 200 United Kingdom circa 1935 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 13
Alton v Midland Railway Co (1865) 19 CBNS 212 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1865 flag 1
Alton v The Midland Railway Co [1865] EngR 552; 19 CBNS 213; 34 LJCP 292; 141 ER 768; 16 CB 179 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1865 CommonLII flag 16
Arpad [1934] All ER 326; [1934] P 189 United Kingdom circa 1934 LexisNexis flag 19
Ashford v Thornton (1818) 1 B & Ald 405; 106 ER 149 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1818 flag 9
Attorney-General (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1952] HCA 2; (1952) 85 CLR 237; [1952] ALR 125 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 3 Mar 1952 AustLII flag 189
Attorney-General for New South Wales v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1955] AC 457; [1955] 1 All ER 846; [1955] 2 WLR 707 United Kingdom circa 1955 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 65
Attorney-General for New South Wales v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1955] HCA 9; (1955) 92 CLR 113; [1955] ALR 469 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 1955 AustLII flag 86
Attorney-General v Valle-Jones [1935] 2 KB 209; [1935] All ER 175 United Kingdom circa 1935 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 10
Bennett v Allcott [1787] EngR 224; 100 ER 90; (1787) 2 TR 166 United Kingdom circa 1787 CommonLII flag 22
Berman v Occhipinti (1954) 1 DLR 560 circa 1954 1
Bleeke v Grove (1663) 1 Sid 175; 82 ER 1040 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1663 CommonLII flag 4
Blundell v Musgrave [1956] HCA 66; (1956) 96 CLR 73; [1956] ALR 1183 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Oct 1956 AustLII flag 69
Bradford Corporation v Webster (1920) 2 KB 135 United Kingdom circa 1920 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6
Burgess v Carpenter (1870) 2 SC 7; 16 Am Rep 643 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1870 flag 1
Cameron v Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital [1941] 1 KB 350 United Kingdom circa 1941 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 4
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
Commonwealth v Quince [1944] HCA 1; 68 CLR 227; [1944] ALR 50 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 25 Feb 1944 AustLII flag 70
Dean v Peel [1804] EngR 190; 5 East 45; 102 ER 986 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1804 CommonLII flag 9
Dixon v Bell [1816] EngR 573; 105 ER 1023; 5 M & S 198; (1816) 1 Stark 287; [1816] Holt NP 233 King's Bench United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1816 CommonLII flag 34
Eager v Grimwood [1847] EngR 562; 154 ER 26; (1847) 1 Exch 61 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1847 CommonLII flag 5
Evans v Earle [1854] EngR 538; 156 ER 330; (1854) 10 Exch 1 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1854 CommonLII flag 161
Evans v Walton [1867] UKLawRpCP 60; (1867) LR 2 CP 615; 17 LT 92 United Kingdom 11 Jun 1867 CommonLII flag 12
Flemington v Smithers [1826] EngR 1023; (1826) 2 C & P 292; 172 ER 131 United Kingdom 30 Jan 1867 CommonLII flag 4
Fores v Wilson [1791] Peake 77; 170 ER 85 United Kingdom circa 1791 flag 2
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
Hall v Hollander [1825] EngR 777; 107 ER 1206; (1825) 4 B & C 660 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1825 CommonLII flag 17
Hart versus Aldridge [1774] EngR 69; 98 ER 964; (1774) 1 Cowp 54 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1774 CommonLII flag 5
Hodsoll v Stallebrass [1840] EngR 302; 113 ER 429; (1840) 11 A & E 301 Queen's Bench United Kingdom circa 1840 CommonLII flag 13
Inland Revenue Commissioners v Hambrook [1956] 2 QB 641; [1956] 1 All ER 807 United Kingdom circa 1956 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 27
King v Williams [1824] EngR 247; 107 ER 483; (1824) 2 B & C 538 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1824 CommonLII flag 5
Laugher v Pointer [1826] EngR 355; 108 ER 204; (1826) 5 B & C 547 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1826 CommonLII flag 49
Lee v Sheard [1956] 1 QB 192; [1955] 3 All ER 777 United Kingdom circa 1956 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 54
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
Lumley v Gye [1853] EngR 15; 2 E & B 216; 22 LJQB 463; 118 ER 749; 1 WR 432; 1 Rul Cas 707 Queen's Bench United Kingdom circa 1853 CommonLII flag 206
Mankin v Scala Theodrome Co Ltd [1947] KB 257 United Kingdom circa 1947 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 5
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
Masters v Manby (1757) 1 Burr 401; 97 ER 370 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1757 CommonLII flag 5
McVicar v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1951] HCA 50; (1951) 83 CLR 521; [1951] ALR 840 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 3 Oct 1951 AustLII flag 27
More v Stone [1648] Style 94; 82 ER 557 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1648 CommonLII flag 1
Morris v Barrett [1859] EngR 980; 144 ER 768; (1859) 7 CBNS 139 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1859 CommonLII flag 2
Myers v Hoffman (1956) 1 DLR (2d) 272 Canada circa 1956 flag 2
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
Nowlan v Ablett [1835] EngR 182; 2 Cr M & R 54; 150 ER 23 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1835 CommonLII flag 6
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
Post Office v Official Solicitor (1951) 1 All ER 522 United Kingdom circa 1951 LexisNexis flag 2
Postlethwaite versus Parkes [1766] EngR 150; 97 ER 1147; (1766) 3 Burr 1878 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1766 CommonLII flag 9
R v Richardson [1948] SCR 57 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 3 Feb 1948 Supreme Court of Canada flag 5
Randle v Dean 125 ER 824; (1700) 2 Lut 1496 United Kingdom circa 1955 CommonLII flag 3
Re Junior Carlton Club (1922) 1 KB 166 United Kingdom circa 1922 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6
Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District v Croydon Corporation [1957] 2 QB 154; [1956] 1 WLR 1113 United Kingdom circa 1956 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 11
Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District v Tatum (1948) 2 KB 68 United Kingdom circa 1948 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 4
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
Small v Nairne [1849] EngR 738; (1849) 13 QB 840; 116 ER 1484 United Kingdom circa 1849 CommonLII flag 1
Somerset v Stewart [1772] EngR 57; 98 ER 499; [1772] Lofft 1; (1772) 20 St Tr 1; [1772] Lo R 1 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1772 CommonLII flag 69
Taylor v Neri (1795) 1 Esp 386; 170 ER 393 United Kingdom circa 1795 flag 8
Terrell v Secretary of State for the Colonies [1953] 2 QB 482; [1953] 2 All ER 490; [1953] 3 WLR 331 United Kingdom circa 1953 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 30
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
Toms v Hammond 94 ER 959; [1733] Bar N 370 United Kingdom CommonLII flag 1
Turberville vers Stampe [1792] EngR 2684; 91 ER 1072; (1792) 1 Ld Raym 264 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1792 CommonLII flag 31
Woodward v Washburn (1846) 3 Denio 369 United States - New York circa 1846 flag 1
Wright v Wright [1948] HCA 33; (1948) 77 CLR 191; 2 ALR 565 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 29 Nov 1948 AustLII flag 63
Wynyard Investments Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1955] HCA 72; (1955) 93 CLR 376; [1956] ALR 49 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 15 Dec 1955 AustLII flag 77
2 Inst 667 2 Inst 667 Italy circa 1955 flag 5
4 Inst 265 4 Inst 265 Italy circa 1955 flag 7
144 Er 11 144 ER 11 United Kingdom CommonLII flag 1

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