1951 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1951

• R v Taylor; Ex parte Professional Officers' Association - Commonwealth Public Service [1951] HCA 1; (1951) 82 CLR 177 (20 February 1951)

March 1951

• R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation & Arbitration; Ex parte Federated Gas Employees Industrial Union [1951] HCA 2; (1951) 82 CLR 267 (5 March 1951)
• R v Metal Trades Employers' Association; Ex parte Amalgamated Engineering Union [1951] HCA 3; (1951) 82 CLR 208 (5 March 1951)
• Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth ("Communist Party case") [1951] HCA 5; (1951) 83 CLR 1 (9 March 1951)
• Akron Tyre Co Pty Ltd v Kittson [1951] HCA 6; (1951) 82 CLR 477 (16 March 1951)
• Eastern Asia Navigation Co Ltd v Fremantle Harbour Trust Commissioners [1951] HCA 7; (1951) 83 CLR 353 (19 March 1951)
• Waters v Commonwealth [1951] HCA 9; (1951) 82 CLR 188 (19 March 1951)
• National Bank of Australasia Ltd v Scottish Union & National Insurance Co [1951] HCA 78; (1951) 84 CLR 177; [1951] ALR 229; (1951) 24 ALJR 533 (19 March 1951)
• Moore v Commonwealth [1951] HCA 10; (1951) 82 CLR 547 (22 March 1951)

April 1951

• Chadwick v Bridge [1951] HCA 11; (1951) 83 CLR 314 (10 April 1951)
• Merri Creek Quarry Pty Ltd v Foletta [1951] HCA 12; (1951) 82 CLR 347 (16 April 1951)
• Turner v Bladin [1951] HCA 13; (1951) 82 CLR 463 (20 April 1951)
• Minister for Supply & Development v Servicemen's Co-operative Joinery Manufacturers Ltd [1951] HCA 15; (1951) 82 CLR 621 (26 April 1951)
• Buzza v Comptroller of Stamps (Vic) [1951] HCA 16; (1951) 83 CLR 286 (27 April 1951)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Blakely [1951] HCA 17; (1951) 82 CLR 388 (27 April 1951)
• Foster v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 18; (1951) 82 CLR 606 (27 April 1951)
• Howarth v McMahon [1951] HCA 19; (1951) 82 CLR 442 (27 April 1951)

May 1951

• Massart v Blight [1951] HCA 20; (1951) 82 CLR 423 (10 May 1951)
• Redgrave v Redgrave [1951] HCA 21; (1951) 82 CLR 521 (10 May 1951)
• R v Taylor; Ex parte Roach [1951] HCA 22; (1951) 82 CLR 587 (10 May 1951)
• Triggell v Pheeney [1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497 (10 May 1951)
• Associated Newspapers Ltd v Bancks [1951] HCA 24; (1951) 83 CLR 322 (11 May 1951)
• South Australian Railways Commissioner v Riggs [1951] HCA 25; (1951) 84 CLR 586 (11 May 1951)

June 1951

• Associated Dominions Assurance Society Pty Ltd v Balmford [1951] HCA 14; (1951) 84 CLR 249 (1 June 1951)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Steeves Agnew & Co (Vic) Pty Ltd [1951] HCA 26; (1951) 82 CLR 408 (1 June 1951)
• Minahan v Baldock [1951] HCA 27; (1951) 84 CLR 1 (1 June 1951)
• Re Registered Trade Mark "Yanx"; Ex parte Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation Ltd [1951] HCA 28; (1951) 82 CLR 199 (4 June 1951)
• Minister for Public Works v Duggan [1951] HCA 29; (1951) 83 CLR 424 (8 June 1951)
• Coates v Carter [1951] HCA 30; (1951) 82 CLR 537 (14 June 1951)
• Corney v Brien [1951] HCA 31; (1951) 84 CLR 343 (14 June 1951)
• Thompson v Easterbrook [1951] HCA 32; (1951) 83 CLR 467 (14 June 1951)
• Hobart Bridge Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 33; (1951) 82 CLR 372 (22 June 1951)
• Hughes v R [1951] HCA 34; (1951) 84 CLR 170 (28 June 1951)

July 1951

• Ballarat Brewing Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 35; (1951) 82 CLR 364 (3 July 1951)
• A L Campbell & Co Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 36; (1951) 82 CLR 452 (6 July 1951)
• Ritchie v Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd [1951] HCA 38; (1951) 84 CLR 553 (6 July 1951)
• Kemp v R [1951] HCA 39; (1951) 83 CLR 341 (17 July 1951)
• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v London [1951] HCA 40; (1951) 85 CLR 95 (17 July 1951)
• Tongkah Compound NL v Meagher [1951] HCA 41; (1951) 83 CLR 489 (23 July 1951)
• Morton v Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd [1951] HCA 42; (1951) 83 CLR 402 (26 July 1951)
• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Pearse [1951] HCA 43; (1951) 84 CLR 490 (27 July 1951)

August 1951

• Ellis v Leeder [1951] HCA 44; (1951) 82 CLR 645 (3 August 1951)
• Longworth v Emerton [1951] HCA 45; (1951) 83 CLR 539 (3 August 1951)
• Milburn v Blomley [1951] HCA 46; (1951) 83 CLR 453 (3 August 1951)
• McRae v Commonwealth Disposals Commission [1951] HCA 79; (1951) 84 CLR 377 (27 August 1951)

September 1951

• Opie v Opie [1951] HCA 47; (1951) 84 CLR 362 (13 September 1951)
• South Australian Railways Commissioner v Thomas [1951] HCA 48; (1951) 84 CLR 84 (20 September 1951)

October 1951

• Fergusson v Stevenson [1951] HCA 49; (1951) 84 CLR 421 (3 October 1951)
• McVicar v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1951] HCA 50; (1951) 83 CLR 521 (3 October 1951)
• Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd v McTavish [1951] HCA 51; (1951) 85 CLR 30 (3 October 1951)
• Turner v York Motors Pty Ltd [1951] HCA 52; (1951) 85 CLR 55 (3 October 1951)
• Pye v Renshaw [1951] HCA 8; (1951) 84 CLR 58 (8 October 1951)
• Swinton v China Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd [1951] HCA 54; (1951) 83 CLR 553 (8 October 1951)
• Tunnock v Victoria [1951] HCA 55; (1951) 84 CLR 42 (8 October 1951)
• Eastaway v Commonwealth [1951] HCA 80; (1951) 84 CLR 328 (8 October 1951)
• Keetley v Bowie [1951] HCA 56; (1951) 83 CLR 516 (11 October 1951)
• Petersen v Moloney [1951] HCA 57; (1951) 84 CLR 91 (16 October 1951)
• Rural Bank of NSW v Hayes [1951] HCA 58; (1951) 84 CLR 140 (16 October 1951)
• Cam & Sons Pty Ltd v Chief Secretary of NSW [1951] HCA 59; (1951) 84 CLR 442 (17 October 1951)
• Carter v Potato Marketing Board [1951] HCA 60; (1951) 84 CLR 460 (17 October 1951)
• Anderson v Bowles [1951] HCA 61; (1951) 84 CLR 310 (22 October 1951)
• De Little v Byrne [1951] HCA 62; (1951) 84 CLR 532 (22 October 1951)
• Re Duckham's Patent [1951] HCA 63; (1951) 82 CLR 603 (22 October 1951)

November 1951

• Atkinson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 64; (1951) 84 CLR 298 (5 November 1951)
• Elder's Trustee & Executor Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 65; (1951) 96 CLR 563 (5 November 1951)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Wade [1951] HCA 66; (1951) 84 CLR 105 (5 November 1951)
• Partridge v Chick [1951] HCA 67; (1951) 84 CLR 611 (5 November 1951)
• Rose v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1951] HCA 68; (1951) 84 CLR 118 (5 November 1951)
• Baiada v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [1951] HCA 70; (1951) 83 CLR 344 (16 November 1951)
• Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia v Commonwealth [1951] HCA 71; (1951) 84 CLR 265 (19 November 1951)

December 1951

• Forsyth v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1951] HCA 74; (1951) 84 CLR 154 (13 December 1951)
• Humphrey Earl Ltd v Speechley [1951] HCA 75; (1951) 84 CLR 126 (14 December 1951)
• Brown v Green [1951] HCA 76; (1951) 84 CLR 285 (20 December 1951)
• Koop v Bebb [1951] HCA 77; (1951) 84 CLR 629 (20 December 1951)