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[Full-text PDF] Aston v Redcliffe City Council [2006] QCA 480 (06/6128) Brisb Williams JA Keane JA Fryberg J 17/11/2006

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TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - PROOF OF NEGLIGENCE - GENERALLY - plaintiff alleged defendant had been negligent - plaintiff was riding bicycle - plaintiff alleged piece of broken glass was thrown into tyre of bicycle by a mower operated by employee of defendant - plaintiff alleged glass caused tyre to deflate and plaintiff to suffer personal injuries - whether there was sufficient basis in the evidence for the learned trial judge's finding that the accident occurred because of glass thrown out by lawnmower - whether there was sufficient basis for conclusion that the defendant's employee was negligent in his operation of the lawnmower