FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Curtin

Judgment date: 8/08/1997
Court: QCA
Judge: Macrossan CJ, Lee and Fryberg JJ
Citation: (1997) 25 MVR 289; (1997) Aust Torts Reports 81-442; BC9703814;
Catchwords: Negligence;  Foreseeability;  Nervous shock;  Whether causal relationship between psychiatric illness and conduct;  

Damages;  Nervous shock;  Motor accident;  Appeal against assessment;  

Negligence;  Duty of care;  Proximity;  Whether should have reasonably contemplated plaintiff might be injured;  

Negligence;  Contributory negligence;  Motor vehicle accident;  Whether plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence;