1920 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1920

• Smith v Minister for Home & Territories [1920] HCA 1; (1920) 28 CLR 513 (18 February 1920)
• Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd v Ramsay [1920] HCA 2; (1920) 27 CLR 279 (18 February 1920)
• Monckton v Commonwealth [1920] HCA 3; (1920) 27 CLR 149 (19 February 1920)
• Gadsden v Gibbs [1920] HCA 4; (1920) 27 CLR 190 (23 February 1920)

March 1920

• McRobert v McRobert [1920] HCA 5; (1920) 27 CLR 331 (1 March 1920)
• R v City of Melbourne [1920] HCA 6; (1920) 27 CLR 387 (1 March 1920)
• Standard Paint Company v Hales Ltd [1920] HCA 7; (1920) 27 CLR 350 (1 March 1920)
• Swinburne v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 8; (1920) 27 CLR 377 (1 March 1920)
• Kay v Commonwealth [1920] HCA 9; (1920) 27 CLR 327 (4 March 1920)
• War Service Homes Commissioner v Collector of Imposts (Vic) [1920] HCA 10; (1920) 27 CLR 334 (5 March 1920)
• Buzacott & Co Ltd v Cyclone Pty Ltd [1920] HCA 12; (1920) 27 CLR 286 (9 March 1920)
• Shaw v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 13; (1920) 27 CLR 340 (10 March 1920)
• Thorpe v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 14; (1920) 27 CLR 445 (10 March 1920)
• Bottomley v Commonwealth [1920] HCA 15; (1920) 28 CLR 595 (16 March 1920)
• Attorney-General (Cth) v Balding [1920] HCA 16; (1920) 27 CLR 395 (18 March 1920)
• Kiddle v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1920] HCA 17; (1920) 27 CLR 316 (22 March 1920)
• Federated Engine-Drivers' & Firemen's Association of Australasia v Adelaide Chemical & Fertilizer Co Ltd [1920] HCA 18; (1920) 28 CLR 1 (25 March 1920)
• Cropley's Ltd v Vickery [1920] HCA 19; (1920) 27 CLR 321 (29 March 1920)
• Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia v Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association [1920] HCA 20; (1920) 28 CLR 209 (31 March 1920)

April 1920

• Wool Sliping & Scouring Co Ltd v Central Wool Committee [1920] HCA 21; (1920) 28 CLR 51 (13 April 1920)
• Moses v Moses [1920] HCA 22; (1920) 27 CLR 490 (14 April 1920)
• Black v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1920] HCA 23; (1920) 27 CLR 483 (15 April 1920)
• R v Licensing Court of Brisbane [1920] HCA 24; (1920) 28 CLR 23 (22 April 1920)
• Automatic Totalisators Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 25; (1920) 27 CLR 513 (27 April 1920)
• Hicks v R [1920] HCA 26; (1920) 28 CLR 36 (27 April 1920)
• Jackson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 27; (1920) 27 CLR 503 (27 April 1920)

May 1920

• Thurley v Hayes [1920] HCA 28; (1920) 27 CLR 548 (3 May 1920)
• Hoysted v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 29; (1920) 27 CLR 400 (10 May 1920)
• Courtney King, Smith & Co v Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd [1920] HCA 84; (1920) 27 CLR 569 (12 May 1920)
• Mulcahy v Payne [1920] HCA 30; (1920) 27 CLR 470 (13 May 1920)
• Terry v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 31; (1920) 27 CLR 429 (13 May 1920)
• Commonwealth v Zachariassen [1920] HCA 85; (1920) 27 CLR 552 (14 May 1920)
• Horne v Barber [1920] HCA 33; (1920) 27 CLR 494 (17 May 1920)
• Jerger v Pearce [1920] HCA 34; (1920) 27 CLR 526 (21 May 1920)

June 1920

• Kean v Kerby [1920] HCA 35; (1920) 27 CLR 449 (2 June 1920)
• Meyer v Poynton [1920] HCA 36; (1920) 27 CLR 436 (4 June 1920)
• McGuire v Union Steamship Company of New Zealand [1920] HCA 37; (1920) 27 CLR 570 (14 June 1920)
• Re Carl Heinrich Schurr; Ex parte Public Trustee [1920] HCA 38; (1920) 27 CLR 442 (15 June 1920)
• Merchant Service Guild of Australasia v Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association [1920] HCA 39; (1920) 27 CLR 560 (15 June 1920)
• Merchant Service Guild of Australasia v Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association (No 1) [1920] HCA 40; (1920) 28 CLR 278 (18 June 1920)
• Bergl (Australia) Ltd v Moxon Lighterage Co Ltd [1920] HCA 41; (1920) 28 CLR 194 (25 June 1920)

July 1920

• Jerger v Pearce [1920] HCA 42; (1920) 28 CLR 588 (19 July 1920)

August 1920

• Proprietors of the Daily News Ltd v Australian Journalists' Association [1920] HCA 43; (1920) 27 CLR 532 (6 August 1920)
• Burkard v Oakley [1920] HCA 44; (1920) 27 CLR 520 (10 August 1920)
• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Jolliffe [1920] HCA 45; (1920) 28 CLR 178 (14 August 1920)
• Purcell v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 46; (1920) 28 CLR 77 (14 August 1920)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Bendrodt [1920] HCA 47; (1920) 28 CLR 101 (17 August 1920)
• Minister for Home & Territories v Teesdale Smith [1920] HCA 48; (1920) 28 CLR 584 (17 August 1920)
• Whitfeld v Turner [1920] HCA 49; (1920) 28 CLR 97 (24 August 1920)
• Hoad v Swan [1920] HCA 50; (1920) 28 CLR 258 (26 August 1920)
• Mallinson v Scottish Australian Investment Co Ltd [1920] HCA 51; (1920) 28 CLR 66 (26 August 1920)
• Kelly v Municipal Council of Sydney [1920] HCA 52; (1920) 28 CLR 203 (27 August 1920)
• London Bank of Australia Ltd v Kendall [1920] HCA 53; (1920) 28 CLR 401 (27 August 1920)
• Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd ("Engineers' case") [1920] HCA 54; (1920) 28 CLR 129 (31 August 1920)
• Merchant Service Guild of Australasia v Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association (No 2) [1920] HCA 55; (1920) 28 CLR 436 (31 August 1920)

September 1920

• James Clark & Company v August Stang [1920] HCA 56; (1920) 29 CLR 113 (13 September 1920)
• Drake-Brockman v Gregory [1920] HCA 57; (1920) 28 CLR 571 (15 September 1920)
• Smith v Great Boulder Perseverance Gold Mining Co Ltd (In Liq) [1920] HCA 58; (1920) 28 CLR 359 (15 September 1920)
• Lucas v Hawkes [1920] HCA 59; (1920) 28 CLR 266 (24 September 1920)
• O'Flaherty v McBride [1920] HCA 60; (1920) 28 CLR 283 (27 September 1920)
• Scarfe v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 61; (1920) 28 CLR 271 (27 September 1920)

October 1920

• King v Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd [1920] HCA 62; (1920) 28 CLR 289 (18 October 1920)
• Daly v Victoria [1920] HCA 63; (1920) 28 CLR 395 (21 October 1920)
• Craine v Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd [1920] HCA 64; (1920) 28 CLR 305 (22 October 1920)
• Cornell v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation (SA) [1920] HCA 65; (1920) 29 CLR 39 (25 October 1920)
• Cumming & Co Ltd v Hasell [1920] HCA 66; (1920) 28 CLR 508 (28 October 1920)
• Re Patent of Trufood of Australia Ltd [1920] HCA 87; (1920) 28 CLR 294 (29 October 1920)

November 1920

• Merchant Service Guild of Australasia v Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association (No 3) [1920] HCA 67; (1920) 28 CLR 495 (1 November 1920)
• Bell v Stewart [1920] HCA 68; (1920) 28 CLR 419 (5 November 1920)
• Pearson v Swannell [1920] HCA 69; (1920) 28 CLR 390 (9 November 1920)
• Ramaciotti v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 70; (1920) 29 CLR 49 (11 November 1920)
• Rofe v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax (NSW) [1920] HCA 71; (1920) 28 CLR 347 (11 November 1920)
• Butt v John W Eaton Ltd [1920] HCA 72; (1920) 29 CLR 126 (15 November 1920)
• Symes v Stewart [1920] HCA 73; (1920) 28 CLR 386 (17 November 1920)
• Stevens v Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd [1920] HCA 74; (1920) 28 CLR 330 (25 November 1920)
• Whitfeld v De Lauret & Co Ltd [1920] HCA 75; (1920) 29 CLR 71 (25 November 1920)
• Mack v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1920] HCA 76; (1920) 28 CLR 373 (27 November 1920)
• W & A McArthur Ltd v Queensland [1920] HCA 77; (1920) 28 CLR 530 (29 November 1920)

December 1920

• Alexander Stewart & Sons Ltd v Robinson (No 1) [1920] HCA 78; (1920) 29 CLR 55 (6 December 1920)
• Commonwealth v Queensland [1920] HCA 79; (1920) 29 CLR 1 (6 December 1920)
• Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1920] HCA 80; (1920) 29 CLR 84 (7 December 1920)
• Gleeson v Fitzpatrick [1920] HCA 81; (1920) 29 CLR 29 (8 December 1920)
• R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation & Arbitration & the Australian Tramway Employees' Association [1920] HCA 82; (1920) 29 CLR 106 (9 December 1920)
• R v Hibble [1920] HCA 83; (1920) 28 CLR 456 (16 December 1920)