1939 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1939

• James v Oxley [1939] HCA 1; (1939) 61 CLR 433 (9 February 1939)
• Peters' American Delicacy Co Ltd v Heath [1939] HCA 2; (1939) 61 CLR 457 (9 February 1939)

March 1939

• Yerkey v Jones [1939] HCA 3; (1939) 63 CLR 649 (6 March 1939)
• Green v R [1939] HCA 4; (1939) 61 CLR 167 (22 March 1939)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Commonwealth Quarries (Footscray) Pty Ltd [1939] HCA 5; (1939) 61 CLR 114 (24 March 1939)
• Nagrint v Ship "Regis" [1939] HCA 6; (1939) 61 CLR 688 (28 March 1939)
• R v Commissioner of Patents [1939] HCA 7; (1939) 61 CLR 240 (30 March 1939)
• Webb v Hanlon [1939] HCA 8; (1939) 61 CLR 313 (31 March 1939)

April 1939

• James v Commonwealth [1939] HCA 9; (1939) 62 CLR 339 (16 April 1939)
• Hume v Perpetual Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Tasmania Ltd [1939] HCA 10; (1939) 62 CLR 242 (17 April 1939)

May 1939

• Home Benefits Pty Ltd v Crafter [1939] HCA 12; (1939) 61 CLR 701 (11 May 1939)
• Mynott v Barnard [1939] HCA 13; (1939) 62 CLR 68 (11 May 1939)
• Grey v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1939] HCA 14; (1939) 62 CLR 49 (15 May 1939)
• Ryan v Bright [1939] HCA 15; (1939) 62 CLR 95 (15 May 1939)
• Donnelly v Donnelly [1939] HCA 16; (1939) 61 CLR 577 (16 May 1939)
• McKenzie v William Holyman & Sons Pty Ltd [1939] HCA 17; (1939) 61 CLR 584 (17 May 1939)
• R v Connare [1939] HCA 18; (1939) 61 CLR 596 (17 May 1939)
• R v Poole [1939] HCA 19; (1939) 61 CLR 634 (19 May 1939)
• Aiken v Warden [1939] HCA 20; (1939) 62 CLR 179 (22 May 1939)
• Carrier Australasia Ltd v Hunt [1939] HCA 21; (1939) 61 CLR 534 (22 May 1939)
• Jones v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1939] HCA 22; (1939) 61 CLR 557 (22 May 1939)
• Blair v Curran [1939] HCA 23; (1939) 62 CLR 464 (27 May 1939)

June 1939

• Hopper v Egg & Egg Pulp Marketing Board (Vic) [1939] HCA 24; (1939) 61 CLR 665 (1 June 1939)
• Chester v Waverley Municipal Council [1939] HCA 25; (1939) 62 CLR 1 (6 June 1939)

July 1939

• Kahn v Board of Examiners (Vic) [1939] HCA 26; (1939) 62 CLR 422 (21 July 1939)
• Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v W R Moran Pty Ltd ("Flour Tax case") [1939] HCA 27; (1939) 61 CLR 735 (25 July 1939)
• Milk Board (NSW) v Metropolitan Cream Pty Ltd [1939] HCA 28; (1939) 62 CLR 116 (25 July 1939)
• M R Hornibrook (Pty) Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1939] HCA 29; (1939) 62 CLR 272 (28 July 1939)

August 1939

• Burrum Shire v Richardson [1939] HCA 30; (1939) 62 CLR 214 (23 August 1939)

September 1939

• Joyce v Australasian United Steam Navigation Co Ltd [1939] HCA 31; (1939) 62 CLR 160 (21 September 1939)

October 1939

• Grayndler v Cunich [1939] HCA 32; (1939) 62 CLR 573 (17 October 1939)
• Yirrell v Yirrell [1939] HCA 33; (1939) 62 CLR 287 (17 October 1939)

November 1939

• Commonwealth Homes & Investment Co Ltd v MacKellar [1939] HCA 34; (1939) 63 CLR 351 (17 November 1939)
• Executor Trustee & Agency Company of South Australia Ltd v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxes (SA) [1939] HCA 35; (1939) 62 CLR 545 (28 November 1939)
• Hetherington v Amalgamated Collieries of WA Ltd [1939] HCA 36; (1939) 62 CLR 317 (28 November 1939)

December 1939

• R v Kent-Newbold [1939] HCA 37; (1939) 62 CLR 398 (7 December 1939)
• McLean v Discount & Finance Ltd [1939] HCA 38; (1939) 64 CLR 312 (13 December 1939)
• R v Martin [1939] HCA 39; (1939) 62 CLR 457 (19 December 1939)
• South-Eastern Drainage Board (SA) v Savings Bank of South Australia [1939] HCA 40; (1939) 62 CLR 603 (19 December 1939)
• Field v Nott [1939] HCA 41; (1939) 62 CLR 660 (20 December 1939)