hamilton v papakura district council

It necessarily has some characteristics in common The only effective precaution would have been some kind of permanent filtration or treatment system. One-eyed garage mechanic who injured his good eye at work and went blind. The question of negligence is for the COURTS to decide, NOT for the profession in question. 59. 61]. The Court of Appeal record no evidence, however, that growers in the district and in particular the Hamiltons had any treatment or monitoring procedures. As requested by Mr Casey (in the event of the appeal failing), the question of costs is reserved. Gravity of risk - special risk to plaintiff should be taken into account if the defendant KNOWS about it. Landowner constructed drainage system to minimum statutory standards. Kendall (Henry) & Sons (A Firm) v. Lillico (William) & Sons Ltd., [1969] 2 A.C. 31 (H.L. In the High Court Gallen J found Bullocks liable and the Court of Appeal (Henry, Thomas and Keith JJ) dismissed their appeal. 32. The consequence was the damage to the tomatoes. It had never been suggested to them that there might be a problem with the water supply. 52. He was unaware of the stroke when he started driving. b. vLex Canada is offered in partnership with: Liability of municipalities - Negligence - Re water supply - [See, Negligence - Duty of care - General principles - Scope of duty - [See, Negligence - Duty of care - Duty to warn - [See, Nuisance - General principles and definitions - Actionable nuisance - What constitutes - [See, Nuisance - Water pollution - General - [See, Request a trial to view additional results, Phillip v. Whitecourt General Hospital et al., (2004) 359 A.R. In particular they held ([2000] 1 NZLR 265, 277, paras 50 and 51): 61. 63]. The Court of Appeal held ([2000] 1 NZLR 265, 276, para 42) that, to avail the Hamiltons, any implied term would need to be that the water supplied was suitable for their particular horticultural use . If a footnote is at the end of a sentence, the footnote number follows the full stop. He summarised the approach to be applied in this way ([1969] 2 AC 31, 115E). They now appeal to Her Majesty in Council. 63. 53. Sale of Goods Act (U.K.) (1908), sect. Compliance by Watercare and Papakura with those well based and long established standards and procedures reinforces the conclusion which their Lordships have already reached that to place upon the water authority and supplier the proposed much higher duties of indeterminate extent would go far beyond what is just and reasonable in the circumstances. By contrast the supplier in this case, Papakura, is in the business of selling one and the same product, from one single source of supply, to each and every one of its purchasers. Water escaped into nearby disused mineshafts, and in turn flooded the plaintiffs mine. An alternative to lists of cases, the Precedent Map makes it easier to establish which ones may be of most relevance to your research and prioritise further reading. 9. See [2000] 1 NZLR 265, 278, para 53. According to the Earth Policy Institute (July 2014), 65%65 \%65% of the world's solar energy cells are manufactured in China. 0 Reviews. Council supplied water to minimum statutory standards. Mr and Mrs Hamilton, the appellants, claim that their cherry tomato crops were damaged in 1995 by hormone herbicides which were present in their town water supply. The service to Papakura is set to cost $12.20 one way for passengers from Hamilton. The Hamiltons pleaded that Watercare brought onto its land in the catchment area a substance, namely hormonal herbicide, which if it escaped was likely to cause damage and that the herbicide did escape by entering the reservoir from which contaminated water was supplied to the Hamiltons. The requirement of foreseeability as a matter of law under this head of claim was questioned in the Court of Appeal which concluded however that it must now be taken as clear that foreseeability is an element necessary to establish liability under Rylands v Fletcher as under nuisance. Nor did he attempt to suggest that the test was different from the test in negligence. Tauranga Electric Power Board v Karora Kohu. In terms of those results, the concentration for triclopyr was at least 10 parts per billion (ppb). The defendants argued that the condition was negatived because the plaintiffs knew that the supplies of coal available to the defendants were limited and might indeed be confined to the cargo of coal carried on one particular vessel. [para. Explain the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. They said that there was no evidence that Papakura knew that the growers relied on the water for use with sensitive crops without any testing or treatment. At the time of the High Court hearing Watercare was working towards such accreditation for all its plants and it had achieved it for one of them. Lord Guest, while not attaching undue importance to the precise phraseology, asked himself whether Norsildmel knew that it was likely that it would be fed to mink ([1972] AC 441, 477 E G), while Viscount Dilhorne held that Christopher Hill had to show that Norsildmel 'should reasonably have contemplated when the contract was made that mink was a type of animal to which it was not unlikely that herring meal would be fed ([1972] AC 441, 487 B). (There was some question whether the 1984 rather than the 1995 Standards were applicable. D V to: ataahua ratio and justin generis senior partners at quid pro quo and associates from: diane vidallon re: insatiable insects to succeed under the ruling [para. [para. (2d) 719 (S.C.C. 2. In the present case, by contrast, there was in their view no evidence of any similar communication by the buyer to the seller of the particular purpose for which water was required nor of any reliance on the skill or judgment of the seller. Held: There was reliance as to the suitability of the ingredients only.Lord Diplock said: Unless the Sale of Goods Act 1893 is to be allowed . 6 In the footnotes: Nuisance - Water pollution - General - [See 2. Tom Hamilton Democrat, Ward 6 Candidate for Ward 6 DC Councilmember Special Election: April 29, 1997. 163 (PC), G.J. ), refd to. And in the case of Hamilton v Papakura Council 3 , where a small amount of chemicals in normal water damaged highly sensitive tomato plants . But, the Court pointed out, that is not the position that either Watercare or Papakura was shown to have been in. Torts - Topic 60 64. Cas. How is a sensory register different from short-term memory? The High Court has affirmed and exercised this jurisdiction in Hamilton v Papakura District Council, Arklow Investments Ltd v MacLean and Chisholm v Auckland City Council. Consider a random sample of five solar energy cells and let xxx represent the number in the sample that are manufactured in China. A lawyer may be liable for breach of duty if you can prove that they did not act as a reasonable barrister would have (concerned the acceptance of a settlement). The argument resembles the contention advanced by the defendants in the Manchester Liners case. Flashcards. Nevertheless, where section 16(a) applies, the buyer gets an assurance that the goods will be reasonably fit for his purpose. After hearing extensive evidence over more than three weeks, Williams J held that it had not been proved that the maximum concentration of any of the herbicides at the inlet tower in the lake or at the Papakura Filter Station or in the town supply ever came near the concentrations of herbicide shown by scientific results to be necessary to cause damage to cherry tomatoes grown hydroponically. Proof of negligence - Res Ispa Loquitur "the thing speaks for itself". Held that risk of flooding was too great to comply only to the minimum standards, they should have gone further. and Ponsness-Warren Inc. (1976), 1 A.R. Hamilton (appellants) v. Papakura District Council and Watercare Services Ltd. (respondents) ( [2002] UKPC 9) Indexed As: Hamilton v. Papakura District Council et al. ]. It explains the common law rights of "natural servitude", and illustrates this with case law examples. Before the Board, as in the Court of Appeal, the claims against Papakura are in contract and negligence and against Watercare are in negligence and nuisance and under the principle in Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330. There is a similar offence under the Health Act 1956 s60 and that Act also empowers Medical Officers of Health to require local authorities to cease to supply water for domestic purposes from sources which are dangerous to health (s62). Two of the criteria for the grading are that continuous quality monitoring is installed and that the treatment plant should be operated and managed by appropriately qualified personnel. Hamilton and (2) M.P. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks 1856, Hamilton v Papakura District Council, Nettleship v Weston and more. 5. the above matters must be balanced out. Compliance to statutory standards - general principle that if a statute applies, and the defendant complies with the required conduct, this is RELEVANT but NOT decisive in determining liability in negligence. The manager accepted that, if he became aware of users who believed the water was pure enough for their needs and had reason to believe that might not be so, he would feel obliged to advise them of the risk. ]. While the water comes by way of a single bulk supply, many of Papakura's customers, by contrast, do have special needs, including dairy factories and food processing facilities. 9]. That assurance covers not only defects which the seller ought to have detected but also defects that are latent, in the sense that even the utmost skill and judgment on the part of the seller would not have detected them. Conditions and warranties - Implied or statutory terms as to quality or fitness - Fitness or suitability of goods - The Hamiltons sued the Papakura District Council (the town) for breach of contract, claiming that their cherry tomato crops were damaged by hormone herbicides which were present in the town water supply - The Hamiltons based their claim against the town on s. 16(a) of the Sale of Goods Act (i.e., the Hamiltons alleged that the town breached an implied term in its contract for the supply of water suitable for horticultural use) - The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council affirmed the dismissal of the Hamiltons' claim, where the Hamiltons failed to show that the town knew that the Hamiltons were relying on the town's skill and judgment in ensuring that the bulk water supply would be reasonably fit for the particular purpose - See paragraphs 9 to 26. H.C.), refd to. CA held that the defendant was physically incapable of taking care and was NOT responsible. Indeed, as Watercare points out, tests done by a Crown Research Institute, AgResearch, suggested that very low levels of herbicides can promote plant growth. People should be able to do this and assume the risk. 5. In the words of the Supreme Court of Canada in Munshaw Colour Service Ltd v City of Vancouver (1962) 33 DLR (2d) 719,727, supported by the evidence of the general manager of Manukau Water (a neighbouring district). Hamilton v Papakura District Council (CM 97) NZ Court of Appeal Foreseeability of harm Facts There were growers of cherry tomatoes They were growing the tomatoes hydroponically They were spraying chemicals (weed spray), and was a lot of spraying around big lake The lake supplied some of the water for the cherry tomatoes (hydroponic) A Why is this claim significant? Question of foreseeability. The area of dispute can be further narrowed. Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd. v. Miller Steamship Co. Pty. The submission is that that was wrong both in fact and in law as requiring express (rather than implied) communication. Hamilton and target=_n>PC, Bailii, PC. [para. ]. As indicated there, s16(a) (s14(1) of the UK Act) imposes strict liability on the seller if its conditions are satisfied. The appellants emphasise that only one percent of water is ingested by humans and question why the other 99% should not be subject to any standard. Nuisance - General principles and definitions - Actionable nuisance - What constitutes - [See The water authority had put in the water supply herbicides which damaged the crops they sought to grow, and which were watered from the supply. That makes no commercial sense. Autex Industries Ltd v Auckland City Council. Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world. Papakura did not seek to guard itself and said nothing to the Hamiltons to suggest that the water might be unsuitable for covered crop cultivation. The judgments in this case are however clear. 49]. Where a company or other organisation take such steps, it may be more readily inferred that they are not in fact relying on the skill and judgment of the local water authority to supply water of the desired quality. Held, council NOT liable. The claim was based on s16(a) of the Sale of Goods Act 1908: 10. ), refd to. Creating a unique profile web page containing interviews, posts, articles, as well as the cases you have appeared in, greatly enhances your digital presence on search engines such Google and Bing, resulting in increased client interest. 44. 17. Common practise of a trade is highly influential, but not decisive. With respect to contractual liability of the town, the Hamiltons relied on s. 16(a) of the Sale of Goods Act (i.e., the Hamiltons alleged that the town breached an implied term in its contract for the supply of water suitable for horticultural use). 216, footnote 141]. He drove into plaintiff's shop. Giving the opinion of the court, Thomas J explained: 65. Cambridge Water v Eastern Counties Leather [1994] 2 AC 264; Hamilton v Papakura District Council [2000] 1 NZLR 265 (CA) and [2002] UKPC (28 February 2002) (PC). 64]. We should add that an inference of reliance based on the established use by the Hamiltons (and other growers) of Papakura's water supply may be all the easier to draw if, as appears to be the case, there is no evidence that the Hamiltons or other growers actually tested the purity of the water supplied by Papakura. Hamilton and M.P. Hamilton and M.P. The majority rejected the Hamiltons' claim under s. 16(a) of the Sale of Goods Act because the Hamiltons failed to show that the town knew that the Hamiltons were relying on the town's skill and judgment in ensuring that the bulk water supply would be reasonably fit for the particular purpose. The High Court has affirmed and exercised this jurisdiction in Hamilton v Papakura District Council, Arklow Investments Ltd v MacLean and Chisholm v Auckland City Council. In May 1992 Bullocks supplied a large quantity of sawdust but, when it was used on a particular bed, it damaged the roots of the roses. 68. (1) Papakura District Council and (2) Watercare Services Ltd. Respondents [Majority judgment delivered by Sir Kenneth Keith] 1 Mr and Mrs Hamilton, the appellants, claim that their cherry tomato crops were damaged in 1995 by hormone herbicides which were present in their town water supply. Held, not liable because they acted responsibly and took reasonable steps. Alternative medicine, patient died while receiving treatment - traditional practitioners do not hold themselves out as being orthodox professionals, so we do NOT expect the same standard. Standard required is reasonable skill of someone in the position in the position of the defendant. The buyer in Ashington Piggeries selected the seller; and the particular purpose (that the food was to be used for feeding mink) was communicated to the seller as was the fact that the expertise of the compounders was to be relied on not to provide food which was toxic to mink. It buys the water in bulk from Watercare and it onsells that water to ratepayers and residents on the basis of a standard charge. Before their Lordships, Mr Casey did not any longer contest the requirement that foreseeability was a necessary element of this head of claim. 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