1948 High Court of Australia Decisions

April 1948

• Hughes v Phillips [1948] HCA 1; (1948) 75 CLR 436 (21 April 1948)

May 1948

• Bonython v Commonwealth [1948] HCA 2; (1948) 75 CLR 589 (31 May 1948)

June 1948

• Burling v Chas Steele & Co Pty Ltd [1948] HCA 3; (1948) 76 CLR 485 (17 June 1948)

July 1948

• Bischof v Trotter [1948] HCA 4; (1948) 76 CLR 520 (22 July 1948)

August 1948

• Cunningham v Commonwealth [1948] HCA 6; (1948) 79 CLR 424 (5 August 1948)
• Bank of NSW v Commonwealth ("Bank Nationalisation case") [1948] HCA 7; (1948) 76 CLR 1 (11 August 1948)
• Williams v Metropolitan Coal Co Ltd [1948] HCA 8; (1948) 76 CLR 431 (12 August 1948)
• King v Central Reference Board; Ex parte Thiess (Repairs) Pty Ltd [1948] HCA 9; (1948) 77 CLR 123 (16 August 1948)
• Field Peas Marketing Board (Tas) v Clements & Marshall Pty Ltd [1948] HCA 10; (1948) 76 CLR 414 (18 August 1948)
• Meredith v Fitzgerald [1948] HCA 11; (1948) 77 CLR 161 (18 August 1948)
• Davies Coop & Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1948] HCA 50; (1948) 77 CLR 299 (18 August 1948)
• De Bortoli v Kenny [1948] HCA 12; (1948) 76 CLR 453 (20 August 1948)
• Wenn v Attorney-General (Vic) [1948] HCA 13; (1948) 77 CLR 84 (20 August 1948)
• Armco (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1948] HCA 49; (1948) 76 CLR 584 (22 August 1948)
• Downs Distributing Co Pty Ltd v Associated Blue Star Stores Pty Ltd (In Liq) [1948] HCA 14; (1948) 76 CLR 463 (27 August 1948)
• Henderson v Henderson [1948] HCA 15; (1948) 76 CLR 529 (30 August 1948)
• Orr v Holmes [1948] HCA 16; (1948) 76 CLR 632 (30 August 1948)
• Insurance Commissioner v Joyce [1948] HCA 17; (1948) 77 CLR 39 (30 August 1948)

September 1948

• O'Mara v Harris [1948] HCA 18; (1948) 77 CLR 490 (8 September 1948)
• Allpike v Commonwealth [1948] HCA 19; (1948) 77 CLR 62 (14 September 1948)
• Wilton v Farnworth [1948] HCA 20; (1948) 76 CLR 646 (14 September 1948)
• Moreton Club v Commonwealth [1948] HCA 21; (1948) 77 CLR 253 (20 September 1948)
• R v Wilkes [1948] HCA 22; (1948) 77 CLR 511 (21 September 1948)
• McDermott v R [1948] HCA 23; (1948) 76 CLR 501 (22 September 1948)
• Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1948] HCA 24; (1948) 77 CLR 1 (22 September 1948)
• Lever Bros Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1948] HCA 25; (1948) 77 CLR 78 (27 September 1948)

October 1948

• Smith v Smith [1948] HCA 26; (1948) 76 CLR 525 (6 October 1948)
• Archibald Howie Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1948] HCA 28; (1948) 77 CLR 143 (18 October 1948)
• Bennett v Cooper [1948] HCA 29; (1948) 76 CLR 570 (18 October 1948)
• H Jones & Company Pty Ltd v Talbot [1948] HCA 30; (1994) 180 CLR 63 (22 October 1948)
• Psaltis v Schultz [1948] HCA 31; (1948) 76 CLR 547 (25 October 1948)

November 1948

• South Australian Ambulance Transport Incorporated v Wahlheim [1948] HCA 32; (1948) 77 CLR 215 (29 November 1948)
• Wright v Wright [1948] HCA 33; (1948) 77 CLR 191 (29 November 1948)

December 1948

• Adkins v Adkins [1948] HCA 34; (1948) 76 CLR 623 (6 December 1948)
• Australian Workers' Union v Bowen (No 2) [1948] HCA 35; (1948) 77 CLR 601 (6 December 1948)
• Burston v Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board [1948] HCA 36; (1948) 78 CLR 143 (6 December 1948)
• Chow Hung Ching v R [1948] HCA 37; (1948) 77 CLR 449 (6 December 1948)
• Marks v Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd [1948] HCA 38; (1948) 77 CLR 497 (6 December 1948)
• Wylde v Attorney-General (NSW) [1948] HCA 39; (1948) 78 CLR 224 (6 December 1948)
• City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1948] HCA 40; (1948) 77 CLR 363 (13 December 1948)
• Crouch v Commonwealth [1948] HCA 41; (1948) 77 CLR 339 (14 December 1948)
• Grubb v Commissioner of Taxes (Tas) [1948] HCA 42; (1948) 79 CLR 412 (14 December 1948)
• Kandos Coomber Colliery Co Ltd v Bromwich [1948] HCA 43; (1948) 77 CLR 371 (14 December 1948)
• Ramsay v Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd [1948] HCA 44; (1948) 77 CLR 321 (14 December 1948)
• Re Lenehan [1948] HCA 45; (1948) 77 CLR 403 (16 December 1948)
• Johnsons Tyne Foundry Pty Ltd v Maffra Corporation [1948] HCA 46; (1948) 77 CLR 544 (16 December 1948)
• Monds v Stackhouse [1948] HCA 47; (1948) 77 CLR 232 (23 December 1948)
• Powell v Powell [1948] HCA 48; (1948) 77 CLR 521 (23 December 1948)