Skelton v Collins
115 CLR 94Between: SKELTON
And: COLLINS
Judges:
Kitto J
Taylor J
Menzies J
Windeyer J
Owen J
Subject References:
Damages
Assessment
Personal injury
Loss of earning capacity
Loss of expectation of life
Loss of amenities
Pain and suffering
Plaintiff permanently unconscious
Practice and procedure
Precedent
House of Lords
Judgment date: 7 March 1966
MELBOURNE
ORDER
Appeal allowed with costs. Judgment of the Supreme Court of Western Australia varied by substituting for the sum of PD5,790 the sum of $12,930.
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
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