Read the full judgment text of HCA 1165/1972 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. It is common ground that the plaintiff in this action, whilst walking on a pedestrian crossing of the zebra type, was knocked down by a light van driven by the first defendant and owned by the second. Similarly there is no dispute as to the fact that the first defendant was subsequently the subject of a successful prosecution for careless driving in respect of this occurrence.