ON 12 AUGUST 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; (1960) 108 CLR 158 (12 August 1960).http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1960/58.html
In a personal injuries action, the defendant bears the evidentiary onus of proof to “exclude the accident as a contributory cause” of the plaintiff’s disabilities: per Dixon CJ at 160.
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ON 4 AUGUST 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Aston v Harlee Manufacturing Co (“Tastee Freez case”) [1960] HCA 47; (1960) 103 CLR 391 (4 August 1960).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1960/47.html
A person who first applies for an unused trademark in Australia identical to that of a foreign mark is entitled to be regarded as the Australian author, provided that he or she intends to use the trademark and there is no fraud involved.
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ON 5 JULY 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Clark v Ryan [1960] HCA 42; (1960) 103 CLR 486 (5 July 1960).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/103clr486.html
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ON 28 JUNE 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Nominal Defendant v Clements [1960] HCA 39; (1960) 104 CLR 476 (28 June 1960).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/104clr476.html
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Randwick Corporation v Rutledge [1959] HCA 63; (1959) 102 CLR 54 (30 November 1959).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/102clr54.html
Sydney, Australia
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ON 1 JUNE 1959, the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 commenced.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/
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ON THIS DAY in 1959, the Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability) Act 1959 (Cth) commenced.
ON 3 MARCH 1959, the High Court delivered Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 (3 March 1959).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1959/8.html
The unexplained failure of a party to use certain evidence may, in some circumstances, result in an inference that the evidence would not have assisted their case.
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ON 28 AUGUST 1958, the High Court of Australia delivered Unsworth v Commissioner for Railways [1958] HCA 41; (1958) 101 CLR 73 (28 August 1958).
An action for contribution is not in itself an action for damages but a statutory right of action assuming the existence of a liability in the party against whom the contribution is sought.
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ON 19 DECEMBER 1957, the High Court of Australia delivered Field v Commissioner for Railways for NSW [1957] HCA 92; (1957) 99 CLR 285 (19 December 1957).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/99clr285.html
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