1938 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1938

• Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees' Association v Commissioner for Road Transport & Tramways (NSW) [1938] HCA 1; (1938) 58 CLR 436 (8 February 1938)
• Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Smith [1938] HCA 2; (1938) 59 CLR 527 (14 February 1938)
• Werrin v Commonwealth [1938] HCA 3; (1938) 59 CLR 150 (14 February 1938)
• Mills v Mills [1938] HCA 4; (1938) 60 CLR 150 (17 February 1938)
• Western Gold Mines v Commissioner of Taxation (WA) [1938] HCA 5; (1938) 59 CLR 729 (24 February 1938)
• Burke v Dawes [1938] HCA 6; (1938) 59 CLR 1 (25 February 1938)
• Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte [1938] HCA 7; (1938) 59 CLR 369 (25 February 1938)

March 1938

• Maeder v Busch [1938] HCA 8; (1938) 59 CLR 684 (1 March 1938)
• Radio Corporation Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1938] HCA 9; (1938) 59 CLR 170 (7 March 1938)
• R v Federal Court of Bankruptcy [1938] HCA 10; (1938) 59 CLR 556 (7 March 1938)
• L'Union Fire Accident & General Insurance Co Ltd v Klinker Knitting Mills Pty Ltd [1938] HCA 11; (1938) 59 CLR 709 (18 March 1938)
• R v Mullen [1938] HCA 12; (1938) 59 CLR 124 (18 March 1938)
• Commonwealth Quarries (Footscray) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1938] HCA 13; (1938) 59 CLR 111 (25 March 1938)
• Nickells v City of Melbourne [1938] HCA 14; (1938) 59 CLR 219 (25 March 1938)
• O'Donel v Commissioner for Road Transport & Tramways (NSW) [1938] HCA 15; (1938) 59 CLR 744 (25 March 1938)
• Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company v Johnson [1938] HCA 16; (1938) 60 CLR 189 (25 March 1938)
• Radiation Ltd v Galliers & Klaerr Pty Ltd [1938] HCA 17; (1938) 60 CLR 36 (25 March 1938)
• Commissioner of Taxes (Vic) v Nicholas [1938] HCA 18; (1938) 59 CLR 230 (25 March 1938)

April 1938

• Amalgamated Collieries of WA Ltd v True [1938] HCA 19; (1938) 59 CLR 417 (4 April 1938)
• John Grant & Sons Ltd v Trocadero Building & Investment Co Ltd [1938] HCA 20; (1938) 60 CLR 1 (4 April 1938)
• Tariff Reinsurances Ltd v Commissioner of Taxes (Vic) [1938] HCA 21; (1938) 59 CLR 194 (4 April 1938)
• James Patrick & Co Ltd v Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd [1938] HCA 22; (1938) 60 CLR 650 (8 April 1938)
• Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1938] HCA 23; (1938) 59 CLR 611 (11 April 1938)
• Webb v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1938] HCA 24; (1938) 59 CLR 593 (11 April 1938)

May 1938

• Fletcher v Nott [1938] HCA 25; (1938) 60 CLR 55 (4 May 1938)
• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Hailey [1938] HCA 26; (1938) 60 CLR 83 (5 May 1938)
• Commissioner of Taxation (NSW) v Opit [1938] HCA 27; (1938) 59 CLR 770 (5 May 1938)
• Loveday v Sun Newspapers Ltd [1938] HCA 28; (1938) 59 CLR 503 (6 May 1938)
• Molloy v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1938] HCA 29; (1938) 59 CLR 608 (17 May 1938)

June 1938

• Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd v Lang [1938] HCA 30; (1938) 60 CLR 111 (6 June 1938)
• R v Coventry [1938] HCA 31; (1938) 59 CLR 633 (6 June 1938)
• Thornett v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1938] HCA 32; (1938) 59 CLR 787 (6 June 1938)
• Wing on & Co Ltd v Collector of Customs (NSW) [1938] HCA 71; (1938) 60 CLR 97 (6 June 1938)
• Smith v Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd [1938] HCA 33; (1938) 60 CLR 141 (20 June 1938)
• Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 (30 June 1938)
• Henwood v Municipal Tramways Trust (SA) [1938] HCA 35; (1938) 60 CLR 438 (30 June 1938)

July 1938

• Roeder v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1938] HCA 36; (1938) 60 CLR 305 (27 July 1938)

August 1938

• Adams v Chas S Watson Pty Ltd [1938] HCA 37; (1938) 60 CLR 545 (8 August 1938)
• Matthews v Chicory Marketing Board (Vic) [1938] HCA 38; (1938) 60 CLR 263 (9 August 1938)
• Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney v Attorney-General (NSW) [1938] HCA 39; (1938) 60 CLR 396 (19 August 1938)
• Hiley v Peoples Prudential Assurance Co Ltd (in Liq) [1938] HCA 40; (1938) 60 CLR 468 (25 August 1938)
• R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation & Arbitration [1938] HCA 41; (1938) 60 CLR 507 (25 August 1938)
• Hall v Hall [1938] HCA 42; (1938) 60 CLR 375 (31 August 1938)

September 1938

• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v O'Donnell [1938] HCA 43; (1938) 60 CLR 681 (1 September 1938)
• R v Darling Island Stevedoring & Lighterage Co Ltd [1938] HCA 44; (1938) 60 CLR 601 (1 September 1938)
• Grierson v R [1938] HCA 45; (1938) 60 CLR 431 (16 September 1938)
• Kenna v Conolly [1938] HCA 46; (1938) 60 CLR 583 (16 September 1938)

October 1938

• Day v Hunkin [1938] HCA 47; (1938) 61 CLR 65 (4 October 1938)
• Hill v O'Brien [1938] HCA 48; (1938) 61 CLR 96 (4 October 1938)
• Morley v Hunkin [1938] HCA 49; (1938) 61 CLR 81 (4 October 1938)
• Bailey v Truth & Sportsman Ltd [1938] HCA 50; (1938) 60 CLR 700 (17 October 1938)
• Jamieson v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1938] HCA 51; (1938) 60 CLR 760 (17 October 1938)
• Ridgway v Lockwood [1938] HCA 52; (1938) 60 CLR 732 (17 October 1938)

November 1938

• Cuming Campbell Investments Pty Ltd Prosecutor v Collector of Imposts (Vic) [1938] HCA 53; (1938) 60 CLR 741 (3 November 1938)
• Faithorn v Territory of Papua [1938] HCA 54; (1938) 60 CLR 772 (3 November 1938)
• Ferguson v Commonwealth [1938] HCA 55; (1938) 61 CLR 516 (3 November 1938)
• Millars Timber & Trading Co Ltd v Taylor [1938] HCA 56; (1938) 60 CLR 562 (3 November 1938)
• Birmingham University v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1938] HCA 57; (1938) 60 CLR 572 (3 November 1938)
• Re Johnson's Patent [1938] HCA 58; (1938) 61 CLR 50 (11 November 1938)
• Royal North Shore Hospital v Crichton-Smith [1938] HCA 59; (1938) 60 CLR 798 (14 November 1938)
• New Zealand Flax Investments Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1938] HCA 60; (1938) 61 CLR 179 (22 November 1938)
• Woodbridge v Commissioner for Main Roads (NSW) [1938] HCA 61; (1938) 61 CLR 31 (22 November 1938)

December 1938

• Piggott v Piggott [1938] HCA 62; (1938) 61 CLR 378 (6 December 1938)
• R v Poole [1938] HCA 63; (1938) 61 CLR 1 (7 December 1938)
• Vaughan v R [1938] HCA 64; (1938) 61 CLR 8 (7 December 1938)
• Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd v Barnes [1938] HCA 65; (1938) 61 CLR 209 (23 December 1938)
• Luna Park (NSW) Ltd v Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd [1938] HCA 66; (1938) 61 CLR 286 (23 December 1938)
• Mangrovite Belting Ltd v J C Ludowici & Son Ltd [1938] HCA 67; (1938) 61 CLR 149 (23 December 1938)
• Commissioner of Taxation (NSW) v Ash [1938] HCA 68; (1938) 61 CLR 263 (23 December 1938)
• Commissioner of Taxes (SA) v Executor Trustee & Agency Company of South Australia Ltd [1938] HCA 69; (1938) 63 CLR 108 (23 December 1938)
• Ward v Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries Ltd [1938] HCA 70; (1938) 61 CLR 120 (23 December 1938)
• Sun Newspapers Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1938] HCA 73; (1938) 61 CLR 337 (23 December 1938)