1931 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1931

• Huddart Parker Ltd v Commonwealth [1931] HCA 1; (1931) 44 CLR 492 (17 February 1931)
• Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd v Gleeson [1931] HCA 2; (1931) 44 CLR 254 (17 February 1931)

March 1931

• Attorney-General (NSW) v Trethowan [1931] HCA 3; (1931) 44 CLR 394 (16 March 1931)
• O'Keefe v Country Roads Board [1931] HCA 4; (1931) 45 CLR 27 (24 March 1931)
• Day v Yates [1931] HCA 5; (1931) 45 CLR 32 (31 March 1931)

April 1931

• Carson v Humphreys [1931] HCA 6; (1931) 44 CLR 480 (1 April 1931)
• Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd v Russell [1931] HCA 7; (1931) 45 CLR 146 (1 April 1931)
• Tompkins v Simmons [1931] HCA 8; (1931) 44 CLR 546 (1 April 1931)
• Wendt v Bruce [1931] HCA 9; (1931) 45 CLR 245 (1 April 1931)
• Saywell v Permanent Trustee Company of NSW Ltd [1931] HCA 10; (1931) 44 CLR 564 (2 April 1931)
• W Thomas & Co Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (WA) [1931] HCA 11; (1931) 45 CLR 539 (4 April 1931)
• Dimond v Moore [1931] HCA 12; (1931) 45 CLR 159 (13 April 1931)
• Slatter v Railway Commissioners (NSW) [1931] HCA 13; (1931) 45 CLR 68 (20 April 1931)
• Hungerford v Inspector-General in Bankruptcy [1931] HCA 14; (1931) 44 CLR 450 (29 April 1931)
• J C Williamson Ltd v Lukey & Mulholland [1931] HCA 15; (1931) 45 CLR 282 (29 April 1931)

May 1931

• Rofe v Campbell [1931] HCA 16; (1931) 45 CLR 82 (1 May 1931)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Victorian Hardware Club [1931] HCA 17; (1931) 45 CLR 406 (6 May 1931)
• Douglass v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1931] HCA 18; (1931) 45 CLR 95 (11 May 1931)
• Dignan v Australian Steamships Pty Ltd [1931] HCA 19; (1931) 45 CLR 188 (12 May 1931)

June 1931

• Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1931] HCA 20; (1931) 45 CLR 224 (4 June 1931)
• Shepherd v Felt & Textiles of Australia Ltd [1931] HCA 21; (1931) 45 CLR 359 (4 June 1931)
• Rockhampton City Council v Russell [1931] HCA 22; (1931) 46 CLR 462 (17 June 1931)
• R v Weaver [1931] HCA 23; (1931) 45 CLR 321 (22 June 1931)

July 1931

• A H McDonald & Company Pty Ltd v Wells [1931] HCA 24; (1931) 45 CLR 506 (4 July 1931)
• Penrose v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1931] HCA 25; (1931) 45 CLR 263 (30 July 1931)

August 1931

• Clark Tait & Company v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1931] HCA 26; (1931) 47 CLR 142 (9 August 1931)
• McNamara v Langford [1931] HCA 27; (1931) 45 CLR 267 (17 August 1931)
• Drysdale Brothers & Co v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1931] HCA 28; (1931) 46 CLR 308 (28 August 1931)

September 1931

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Beard Watson & Co Ltd [1931] HCA 29; (1931) 45 CLR 272 (3 September 1931)

October 1931

• A M Spicer & Son Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Spicer & Howie [1931] HCA 30; (1931) 47 CLR 151 (1 October 1931)
• Australian Mutual Provident Society v Geo Myers & Co Ltd (in Liq) [1931] HCA 31; (1931) 47 CLR 65 (1 October 1931)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v W Angliss & Company Pty Ltd [1931] HCA 32; (1931) 46 CLR 417 (1 October 1931)
• Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Co Ltd v Federated Rubber Workers' Union of Australia [1931] HCA 33; (1931) 46 CLR 329 (2 October 1931)

November 1931

• Victorian Stevedoring & General Contracting Company Pty Ltd v Dignan Informant [1931] HCA 34; (1931) 46 CLR 73 (2 November 1931)
• McIntosh v Shashoua Petitioner [1931] HCA 56; (1931) 46 CLR 494 (2 November 1931)
• Australian Insurance Staffs' Federation v Atlas Assurance Co Ltd [1931] HCA 35; (1931) 45 CLR 409 (6 November 1931)
• R v Mahony [1931] HCA 36; (1931) 46 CLR 131 (12 November 1931)
• Irving v Munro & Sons Ltd [1931] HCA 57; (1931) 46 CLR 279 (17 November 1931)
• Kilminster v Sun Newspapers Ltd [1931] HCA 37; (1931) 46 CLR 284 (23 November 1931)
• Highlands Ltd v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxes (SA) [1931] HCA 38; (1931) 47 CLR 191 (30 November 1931)
• Joske v Whamond [1931] HCA 39; (1931) 45 CLR 392 (30 November 1931)
• McInnes v Wardle [1931] HCA 40; (1931) 45 CLR 548 (30 November 1931)
• Redapple & Howgate v Hely [1931] HCA 41; (1931) 45 CLR 452 (30 November 1931)
• Saunders v Queensland Insurance Co Ltd [1931] HCA 42; (1931) 45 CLR 557 (30 November 1931)

December 1931

• Adams v Rau [1931] HCA 43; (1931) 46 CLR 572 (3 December 1931)
• Attorney-General (Vic) v Roberts [1931] HCA 44; (1931) 46 CLR 1 (3 December 1931)
• Brown v Walters [1931] HCA 45; (1931) 46 CLR 290 (3 December 1931)
• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Beak [1931] HCA 46; (1931) 46 CLR 585 (3 December 1931)
• H A Stephenson & Son Ltd (In Liq) v Gillanders Arbuthnot & Company [1931] HCA 47; (1931) 45 CLR 476 (10 December 1931)
• Corporation of the City of Adelaide v Attorney-General (SA) [1931] HCA 48; (1931) 45 CLR 517 (10 December 1931)
• Whittingham v Commissioner of Railways (WA) [1931] HCA 49; (1931) 46 CLR 22 (10 December 1931)
• Ali Abdul v Maher [1931] HCA 50; (1931) 46 CLR 580 (14 December 1931)
• Cheers v Porter [1931] HCA 51; (1931) 46 CLR 521 (17 December 1931)
• Malvern v Batchelder [1931] HCA 52; (1931) 45 CLR 573 (23 December 1931)
• Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Producers & Citizens Co-operative Assurance Company of Australia Ltd [1931] HCA 53; (1931) 46 CLR 41 (23 December 1931)
• McKernan v Fraser [1931] HCA 54; (1931) 46 CLR 343 (23 December 1931)
• Need v J H Coles Pty Ltd [1931] HCA 55; (1931) 46 CLR 470 (23 December 1931)