Dempsey v Harris Scarfe Ltd [1969] HCA 43

Dempsey v Harris Scarfe Ltd [1969] HCA 43

The appeal was incompetent because the appellant did not satisfy the High Court, on the material presented, that the civil right involved in the judgment was or probably was of the value of $3,000 as required for an appeal as of right under s. 35 (1) (a) of the Judiciary Act 1903 Cth.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Procedural Posture
Appeal From a Judgment of a Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia Sitting Alone in an Action Under the Wrongs Act, 1936 1959 S.a. / Appeal as of Right; Competency Considered by the High Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed as incompetent. No order as to costs.
Legal Topics
['competency of Appeal as of Right' 'value of Civil Right for Appeal Threshold' 'employer Duty of Care' 'workplace Accident' 'wrongful Death Claim']
['appellate Procedure' 'negligence' 'employment Law'] ['competency of Appeal as of Right' 'value of Civil Right for Appeal Threshold' 'employer Duty of Care' 'workplace Accident' 'wrongful Death Claim']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From a Judgment of a Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia Sitting Alone in an Action Under the Wrongs Act, 1936 1959 S.a. / Appeal as of Right; Competency Considered by the High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the appeal lay as of right under s. 35 (1) (a) of the Judiciary Act 1903 Cth by involving a civil right of the value of $3,000.' 'Whether the appellant had provided admissible material showing facts sufficient to establish the competency of the appeal.' 'Whether, on the merits, the employer breached its common law duty of care to the deceased employee.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was incompetent because the appellant did not satisfy the High Court, on the material presented, that the civil right involved in the judgment was or probably was of the value of $3,000 as required for an appeal as of right under s. 35 (1) (a) of the Judiciary Act 1903 Cth.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed as incompetent. No order as to costs.

Orders

  • ['Appeal dismissed as incompetent.' 'No order as to costs.']