Adams v Metrocourt Pty Ltd [1995] QSC 210

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND ROCKHAMPTON No. 65 of 1993 BETWEEN: GEOFFREY RICHARD ADAMS Plaintiff AND: METROCOURT PTY LTD Defendant JUDGMENT - DEMACK J. DELIVERED the Twentieth day of April, 1995 CATCHWORDS: Negligence - Employer's liability - Carpenter working on house construction - Adequacy of working platforms - Whether plaintiff as experienced carpenter should have used different procedure - No lack of care for own safety. Damages - Personal Injuries - Fracture left tibia and fibula - Future arthrodesis - Male carpenter aged thirty-five years. COUNSEL: J. Curran for Plaintiff A.T. Britton for Defendant SOLICITORS: Robert Harris & Co for Plaintiff Bressington & Partners for Defendant HEARING DATES: 10th and 11th of April, 1995 -- 1 of 1 --