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Edwards v Nominal Defendant
[2006] QCA 475 (06/4386) Brisb Williams JA Mackenzie J Fryberg J 17/11/2006
Catchwords
TORTS – NEGLIGENCE – CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE – PARTICULAR CASES – ROAD ACCIDENT CASES – where the appellant was injured as a result of the negligent driving of an unregistered motor vehicle and sued the respondent – after a trial, the appellant was found to have contributed to her injuries and liability was apportioned 50/50 – whether the appellant actually contributed to her own injuries – whether the apportionment of negligence was reasonable – whether the assessed quantum of damages was too low
