1940 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1940

• Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman [1940] HCA 1; (1940) 62 CLR 637 (19 February 1940)
• Dickson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1940] HCA 46; (1940) 62 CLR 687 (21 February 1940)
• Piddington v Bennett & Wood Pty Ltd [1940] HCA 2; (1940) 63 CLR 533 (23 February 1940)

March 1940

• Teele v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1940] HCA 3; (1940) 63 CLR 201 (8 March 1940)
• McDermott v Black [1940] HCA 4; (1940) 63 CLR 161 (11 March 1940)
• National Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Australasia Ltd v Dwyer [1940] HCA 5; (1940) 63 CLR 1 (30 March 1940)

April 1940

• McGuinness v Attorney-General of Victoria [1940] HCA 6; (1940) 63 CLR 73 (3 April 1940)
• North Shore Gas Co Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1940] HCA 7; (1940) 63 CLR 52 (3 April 1940)
• Texas Company (Australasia) Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1940] HCA 9; (1940) 63 CLR 382 (8 April 1940)

June 1940

• Attorney-General (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1940] HCA 12; (1940) 63 CLR 209 (28 June 1940)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Official Liquidator of E O Farley Ltd (in Liq) [1940] HCA 13; (1940) 63 CLR 278 (28 June 1940)
• Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Tindal [1940] HCA 14; (1940) 63 CLR 232 (28 June 1940)

July 1940

• Gibb v Registrar of Titles (Vic) [1940] HCA 15; (1940) 63 CLR 503 (25 July 1940)

August 1940

• Clifton v Mount Morgan Ltd [1940] HCA 16; (1940) 63 CLR 329 (13 August 1940)
• Collector of Imposts (Vic) v Cuming Campbell Investments Pty Ltd [1940] HCA 17; (1940) 63 CLR 619 (19 August 1940)
• Armstrong v Wilkins [1940] HCA 18; (1940) 63 CLR 489 (27 August 1940)

September 1940

• Farmer & Co Ltd v Griffiths [1940] HCA 19; (1940) 63 CLR 603 (2 September 1940)
• Helton v Allen [1940] HCA 20; (1940) 63 CLR 691 (2 September 1940)
• Neal v Ayers [1940] HCA 21; (1940) 63 CLR 524 (2 September 1940)
• Furlong v James [1940] HCA 22; (1940) 63 CLR 568 (10 September 1940)
• Southwell v Roberts [1940] HCA 23; (1940) 63 CLR 581 (10 September 1940)
• Executor Trustee & Agency Company of South Australia Ltd v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation (SA) [1940] HCA 24; (1940) 64 CLR 413 (20 September 1940)

October 1940

• Burns v McFarlane [1940] HCA 25; (1940) 64 CLR 108 (11 October 1940)
• International Hotel Ltd v McNally [1940] HCA 26; (1940) 64 CLR 24 (11 October 1940)
• Lee Transport Co Ltd v Watson [1940] HCA 27; (1940) 64 CLR 1 (11 October 1940)
• Fenton v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1940] HCA 28; (1940) 64 CLR 52 (17 October 1940)
• Skitch v Pratt [1940] HCA 29; (1940) 64 CLR 191 (24 October 1940)
• Commissioner of Stamps (WA) v L Whiteman Ltd [1940] HCA 30; (1940) 64 CLR 407 (28 October 1940)

November 1940

• Bennett v Murray [1940] HCA 31; (1940) 64 CLR 382 (25 November 1940)
• Fletcher v Manton [1940] HCA 32; (1940) 64 CLR 37 (25 November 1940)
• Koitaki Para Rubber Estates Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1940] HCA 33; (1940) 64 CLR 15 (26 November 1940)
• Quinlan v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1940] HCA 34; (1940) 64 CLR 65 (26 November 1940)
• Perth v Crystal Park Ltd [1940] HCA 35; (1940) 64 CLR 153 (26 November 1940)

December 1940

• Day v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) [1940] HCA 36; (1940) 64 CLR 178 (5 December 1940)
• Larking v Great Western (Nepean) Gravel Ltd (in Liq) [1940] HCA 37; (1940) 64 CLR 221 (5 December 1940)
• Mowlds v Fergusson [1940] HCA 38; (1940) 64 CLR 206 (5 December 1940)
• O Gilpin Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (NSW) [1940] HCA 39; (1940) 64 CLR 169 (5 December 1940)
• Shaw Savill & Albion Co Ltd v Commonwealth [1940] HCA 40; (1940) 66 CLR 344 (5 December 1940)
• Cabassi v Vila [1940] HCA 41; (1940) 64 CLR 130 (12 December 1940)
• E T Fisher & Company Pty Ltd v English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd [1940] HCA 42; (1940) 64 CLR 84 (12 December 1940)
• Potts v Miller [1940] HCA 43; (1940) 64 CLR 282 (12 December 1940)
• Adelaide Chemical & Fertilizer Co Ltd v Carlyle [1940] HCA 44; (1940) 64 CLR 514 (19 December 1940)
• Adelaide Stevedoring Co Ltd v Forst [1940] HCA 45; (1940) 64 CLR 538 (19 December 1940)