STONE v GOVERNMENT INSURANCE OFFICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES [1996] NSWCA 506

STONE v GOVERNMENT INSURANCE OFFICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES [1996] NSWCA 506

The trial judge was correct in accepting the evidence that established no negligence by the defendant and in rejecting the tender of the statement for lack of admissibility; no substantial difference existed between the tendered statement and prior evidence.

Parties
Appellant/plaintiff: Stone; Respondent/defendant: Government Insurance Office of New South Wales
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 April 1996
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
Credibility of Witnesses, Admissibility of Evidence
Negligence Motor Vehicle Accident Credibility of Witnesses Admissibility of Evidence

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Parties

Stone

Appellant/plaintiff

Government Insurance Office of New South Wales

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in finding for the defendant in a motor vehicle negligence claim
  2. 2 Whether evidence discrepancies affected the credibility of witnesses
  3. 3 Whether a statement tendered at trial should have been admitted

Ratio Decidendi

The trial judge was correct in accepting the evidence that established no negligence by the defendant and in rejecting the tender of the statement for lack of admissibility; no substantial difference existed between the tendered statement and prior evidence.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs.