1917 High Court of Australia Decisions

January 1917

• Australian Sugar Producers' Association Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [1917] HCA 78; (1917) 23 CLR 58 (11 January 1917)

February 1917

• Dowling v Blyth [1917] HCA 1; (1917) 22 CLR 486 (19 February 1917)
• Re Hynds [1917] HCA 2; (1917) 22 CLR 541 (28 February 1917)

March 1917

• Ward v C W McFarlane & Company [1917] HCA 3; (1917) 22 CLR 488 (6 March 1917)
• Victorian Railways Commissioners v Henninges [1917] HCA 4; (1917) 22 CLR 481 (9 March 1917)
• R v Eyles [1917] HCA 5; (1917) 23 CLR 1 (13 March 1917)
• Hall v Hall [1917] HCA 6; (1917) 22 CLR 476 (14 March 1917)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Foster Brewing Co Ltd [1917] HCA 7; (1917) 22 CLR 545 (15 March 1917)
• R v O'Donoghue [1917] HCA 8; (1917) 23 CLR 9 (28 March 1917)
• Butler v Fairclough [1917] HCA 9; (1917) 23 CLR 78 (29 March 1917)

April 1917

• Farran v Gee [1917] HCA 10; (1917) 22 CLR 550 (5 April 1917)
• Baltic Separator Co Ltd v Donohoe [1917] HCA 11; (1917) 22 CLR 534 (11 April 1917)
• Brown v Courtney [1917] HCA 12; (1917) 23 CLR 47 (12 April 1917)
• Harding v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1917] HCA 13; (1917) 23 CLR 119 (26 April 1917)
• Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd v Robinson [1917] HCA 14; (1917) 23 CLR 49 (26 April 1917)
• Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1917] HCA 15; (1917) 23 CLR 102 (26 April 1917)
• Wyatt v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1917] HCA 16; (1917) 23 CLR 14 (26 April 1917)
• Australian Workers' Union v Pastoralists' Federal Council [1917] HCA 17; (1917) 23 CLR 22 (30 April 1917)

May 1917

• Clarke v Union Bank of Australia Ltd [1917] HCA 19; (1917) 23 CLR 5 (17 May 1917)
• Davidson v Australian Society of Progressive Carpenters & Joiners, Melbourne Branch [1917] HCA 20; (1917) 23 CLR 143 (17 May 1917)

June 1917

• Blackham v Haythorpe [1917] HCA 21; (1917) 23 CLR 156 (1 June 1917)
• Registrar of Probates (SA) v Rymill [1917] HCA 22; (1917) 23 CLR 163 (1 June 1917)
• Registrar-General (SA) v Wright [1917] HCA 23; (1917) 23 CLR 214 (2 June 1917)
• Elder's Trustee & Executor Co Ltd v Registrar of Probates (SA) [1917] HCA 24; (1917) 23 CLR 169 (7 June 1917)
• R v Snow [1917] HCA 25; (1917) 23 CLR 256 (7 June 1917)
• Holland v Jones [1917] HCA 26; (1917) 23 CLR 149 (13 June 1917)
• Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd v Wright [1917] HCA 27; (1917) 23 CLR 185 (13 June 1917)
• Pearce v W D Peacock & Co Ltd [1917] HCA 28; (1917) 23 CLR 199 (18 June 1917)
• Stemp v Australian Glass Manufacturers Co Ltd Informants [1917] HCA 29; (1917) 23 CLR 226 (25 June 1917)
• Blaney v Commonwealth [1917] HCA 30; (1917) 23 CLR 177 (29 June 1917)
• Taylor v Commonwealth [1917] HCA 31; (1917) 23 CLR 250 (29 June 1917)

July 1917

• Re Allen [1917] HCA 32; (1917) 23 CLR 220 (3 July 1917)
• Brown v Mulgrave Central Mill Co Ltd [1917] HCA 33; (1917) 23 CLR 609 (30 July 1917)
• R v New Queensland Copper Co Ltd [1917] HCA 34; (1917) 23 CLR 495 (31 July 1917)

August 1917

• Cook v Buckle [1917] HCA 35; (1917) 23 CLR 311 (11 August 1917)
• Harrington v Browne [1917] HCA 36; (1917) 23 CLR 297 (11 August 1917)
• South Brisbane Gas & Light Co Ltd v Hughes [1917] HCA 37; (1917) 23 CLR 396 (11 August 1917)
• Duncan v Theodore [1917] HCA 38; (1917) 23 CLR 510 (15 August 1917)
• Katoomba Municipal Council v The Katoomba & Leura Gas Co Ltd [1917] HCA 39; (1917) 23 CLR 292 (23 August 1917)
• Dutton v Gorton [1917] HCA 40; (1917) 23 CLR 362 (31 August 1917)

September 1917

• Minister for Lands (NSW) v Jeremias [1917] HCA 41; (1917) 23 CLR 322 (3 September 1917)
• Fisher v Fisher [1917] HCA 42; (1917) 23 CLR 337 (4 September 1917)
• Commonwealth v Woodhill [1917] HCA 43; (1917) 23 CLR 482 (5 September 1917)
• Gelling v Crespin [1917] HCA 44; (1917) 23 CLR 443 (6 September 1917)
• Taylor v Attorney-General (Qld) [1917] HCA 45; (1917) 23 CLR 457 (6 September 1917)
• New South Wales Institution for the Deaf, Dumb & the Blind v Shelley [1917] HCA 46; (1917) 23 CLR 351 (7 September 1917)
• Van Kerkvoorde v Moroney [1917] HCA 47; (1917) 23 CLR 426 (7 September 1917)
• Grieve v Lewis [1917] HCA 48; (1917) 23 CLR 413 (18 September 1917)
• McCann v Butcher [1917] HCA 49; (1917) 23 CLR 422 (18 September 1917)
• Pearce v Jones [1917] HCA 50; (1917) 23 CLR 438 (24 September 1917)

October 1917

• Nelan v Downes [1917] HCA 51; (1917) 23 CLR 546 (1 October 1917)
• Pankhurst v Porter [1917] HCA 52; (1917) 23 CLR 504 (2 October 1917)
• Meares v Acting Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1917] HCA 53; (1917) 23 CLR 358 (8 October 1917)
• Fry v Byrne [1917] HCA 54; (1917) 23 CLR 589 (10 October 1917)
• Hirsch v Zinc Corporation Ltd [1917] HCA 55; (1917) 24 CLR 34 (12 October 1917)
• Trustees, Executors & Agency Co Ltd v Acting Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1917] HCA 56; (1917) 23 CLR 576 (18 October 1917)
• Ruse v Bank of Australasia [1917] HCA 57; (1917) 24 CLR 17 (30 October 1917)

November 1917

• Cohen & Co v Ockerby & Co Ltd [1917] HCA 58; (1917) 24 CLR 288 (2 November 1917)
• Russell v Russell [1917] HCA 59; (1917) 24 CLR 19 (2 November 1917)
• Scott v Pauly [1917] HCA 60; (1917) 24 CLR 274 (2 November 1917)
• Gilmour v Bastian [1917] HCA 61; (1917) 24 CLR 14 (26 November 1917)
• Angus v Angus [1917] HCA 62; (1917) 24 CLR 9 (29 November 1917)
• Pankhurst v Kiernan [1917] HCA 63; (1917) 24 CLR 120 (29 November 1917)
• Metropolitan Coal Company of Sydney Ltd v Australian Coal & Shale Employees' Federation [1917] HCA 64; (1917) 24 CLR 85 (30 November 1917)

December 1917

• Brooks v Kennedy [1917] HCA 65; (1917) 24 CLR 21 (4 December 1917)
• Hunt v Korn [1917] HCA 66; (1917) 24 CLR 1 (4 December 1917)
• Worrall v Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd [1917] HCA 67; (1917) 24 CLR 28 (4 December 1917)
• Coal Cliff Collieries Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1917] HCA 68; (1917) 24 CLR 197 (10 December 1917)
• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Simpson [1917] HCA 69; (1917) 24 CLR 209 (10 December 1917)
• Robinson v Forgan Caveator [1917] HCA 70; (1917) 24 CLR 382 (13 December 1917)
• Catts v Murdoch [1917] HCA 71; (1917) 24 CLR 160 (17 December 1917)
• Flint v Bannigan [1917] HCA 72; (1917) 24 CLR 162 (17 December 1917)
• Blom v Commonwealth [1917] HCA 73; (1917) 24 CLR 189 (20 December 1917)
• Gibson & Howes Ltd v Lennon (Secretary for Agriculture & Stock (Qld)) [1917] HCA 74; (1917) 24 CLR 140 (20 December 1917)
• Martin v Hogan [1917] HCA 75; (1917) 24 CLR 234 (20 December 1917)
• Titheradge v R [1917] HCA 76; (1917) 24 CLR 107 (20 December 1917)
• Zachariassen v Commonwealth [1917] HCA 77; (1917) 24 CLR 166 (20 December 1917)