1953 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1953

• Lang v Lang [1953] HCA 1; (1953) 86 CLR 432 (23 February 1953)
• Jenyns v Public Curator (Qld) [1953] HCA 2; (1953) 90 CLR 113 (27 February 1953)

March 1953

• Van Rassel v Kroon [1953] HCA 3; (1953) 87 CLR 298 (4 March 1953)
• Barringer v Nyngan Corporation [1953] HCA 4; (1953) 86 CLR 495 (5 March 1953)
• Thompson v Bankstown Corporation [1953] HCA 5; (1953) 87 CLR 619 (5 March 1953)
• Commonwealth v Milledge [1953] HCA 6; (1953) 90 CLR 157 (6 March 1953)
• Minister for Lands (NSW) v Pye [1953] HCA 7; (1953) 87 CLR 469 (10 March 1953)
• Watson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 98; (1953) 87 CLR 353 (10 March 1953)
• Hospital Provident Fund Pty Ltd v Victoria [1953] HCA 8; (1953) 87 CLR 1 (11 March 1953)
• Tracy v Mandalay Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 9; (1953) 88 CLR 215 (12 March 1953)
• Commonwealth v Bogle [1953] HCA 10; (1953) 89 CLR 229 (13 March 1953)

April 1953

• Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital v Thornton [1953] HCA 11; (1953) 87 CLR 144 (1 April 1953)
• W H Blakeley & Co Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1953] HCA 12; (1953) 87 CLR 501 (1 April 1953)
• Squatting Investment Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 13; (1953) 86 CLR 570 (13 April 1953)
• Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales [1953] HCA 14; (1953) 87 CLR 49 (16 April 1953)
• Sternberg v R [1953] HCA 15; (1953) 88 CLR 646 (17 April 1953)
• Smith v Layh [1953] HCA 16; (1953) 90 CLR 102 (23 April 1953)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Mutual Provident Society [1953] HCA 17; (1953) 88 CLR 450 (27 April 1953)
• Watts v Watts [1953] HCA 18; (1953) 89 CLR 200 (27 April 1953)
• Brewer v Brewer [1953] HCA 19; (1953) 88 CLR 1 (28 April 1953)
• Hall v J & A Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd [1953] HCA 20; (1953) 88 CLR 509 (28 April 1953)
• Perpetual Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Tasmania Ltd v Walker [1953] HCA 21; (1953) 90 CLR 270 (28 April 1953)
• R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; Ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 22; (1953) 88 CLR 100 (30 April 1953)

May 1953

• Shaw Savill & Albion Co Ltd v Commonwealth [1953] HCA 24; (1953) 88 CLR 164 (4 May 1953)
• Australian Coal & Shale Employees' Federation v Commonwealth [1953] HCA 25; (1953) 94 CLR 621 (8 May 1953)
• Hale v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1953] HCA 26; (1953) 87 CLR 529 (8 May 1953)
• Pedley-Smith v Pedley-Smith [1953] HCA 27; (1953) 88 CLR 177 (8 May 1953)
• Bell v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 99; (1953) 87 CLR 548 (8 May 1953)
• Brennan v Brennan [1953] HCA 28; (1953) 89 CLR 129 (18 May 1953)

June 1953

• R v Kelly; Ex parte Victorian Chamber of Manufactures [1953] HCA 30; (1953) 88 CLR 285 (4 June 1953)
• Carr v JA Berriman Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 31; (1953) 89 CLR 327 (5 June 1953)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Duro Travel Goods Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 32; (1953) 87 CLR 524 (8 June 1953)
• Chu Shao Hung v R [1953] HCA 33; (1953) 87 CLR 575 (9 June 1953)
• Wragg v New South Wales [1953] HCA 34; (1953) 88 CLR 353 (9 June 1953)
• R v Macdonald; Ex parte Macdonald [1953] HCA 35; (1953) 88 CLR 197 (12 June 1953)
• O'Sullivan v Reedy [1953] HCA 36; (1953) 87 CLR 291 (15 June 1953)
• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Owens [1953] HCA 37; (1953) 88 CLR 67 (16 June 1953)
• Doonan v Beacham [1953] HCA 38; (1953) 87 CLR 346 (16 June 1953)

July 1953

• Ngurli Ltd v McCann [1953] HCA 39; (1953) 90 CLR 425 (3 July 1953)
• Creamoata Ltd v Rice Equalization Association Ltd [1953] HCA 40; (1953) 89 CLR 286 (23 July 1953)
• Watson v George [1953] HCA 41; (1953) 89 CLR 409 (23 July 1953)
• Elder's Trustee & Executor Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 42; (1953) 88 CLR 200 (30 July 1953)
• Smith v McKeough [1953] HCA 43; (1953) 89 CLR 520 (31 July 1953)

August 1953

• McDermott v Collien [1953] HCA 44; (1953) 87 CLR 154 (7 August 1953)
• Thomson v Thomson [1953] HCA 45; (1953) 87 CLR 488 (18 August 1953)
• Winsor v Boaden [1953] HCA 46; (1953) 90 CLR 345 (19 August 1953)
• Archer Brothers Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 23; (1953) 90 CLR 140 (28 August 1953)
• Anderson v Densley [1953] HCA 47; (1953) 90 CLR 460 (28 August 1953)
• Coward v Stapleton [1953] HCA 48; (1953) 90 CLR 573 (28 August 1953)
• Morrison v O'Brien [1953] HCA 49; (1953) 90 CLR 501 (28 August 1953)

September 1953

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Connolly [1953] HCA 50; (1953) 90 CLR 483 (4 September 1953)
• Saffron v R [1953] HCA 51; (1953) 88 CLR 523 (7 September 1953)
• Australasian Jam Co Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 52; (1953) 88 CLR 23 (9 September 1953)
• Bergin v Stack [1953] HCA 53; (1953) 88 CLR 248 (9 September 1953)
• Henty House Pty Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 54; (1953) 88 CLR 141 (9 September 1953)
• R v Blackburn; Ex parte Transport Workers' Union of Australia [1953] HCA 55; (1953) 88 CLR 125 (9 September 1953)
• Martin v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 100; (1953) 90 CLR 470 (9 September 1953)
• Calegeros v Attorney-General (Cth) [1953] HCA 57; (1953) 88 CLR 41 (11 September 1953)
• Clarey v Principal & Council of Women's College [1953] HCA 58; (1953) 90 CLR 170 (11 September 1953)
• Naismith v Mcgovern [1953] HCA 59; (1953) 90 CLR 336 (11 September 1953)
• R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation & Arbitration; Ex parte Amalgamated Engineering Union [1953] HCA 60; (1953) 89 CLR 636 (11 September 1953)
• Boreham v Commonwealth [1953] HCA 56; (1953) 88 CLR 518 (17 September 1953)
• Clements v Bull [1953] HCA 61; (1953) 88 CLR 572 (22 September 1953)

October 1953

• Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Owens (No 2) [1953] HCA 62; (1953) 88 CLR 168 (1 October 1953)
• Selby Shoes (Australia) Pty Ltd v Erickson [1953] HCA 63; (1953) 89 CLR 26 (1 October 1953)
• Delacour v Waddington [1953] HCA 64; (1953) 89 CLR 117 (5 October 1953)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v James Flood Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 65; (1953) 88 CLR 492 (5 October 1953)
• R v Langdon; Ex parte Langdon [1953] HCA 66; (1953) 88 CLR 158 (7 October 1953)
• R v Commissioner of Patents; Ex parte Martin [1953] HCA 67; (1953) 89 CLR 381 (12 October 1953)
• Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 68; (1953) 89 CLR 428 (13 October 1953)
• Allen v Crane [1953] HCA 69; (1953) 89 CLR 152 (15 October 1953)
• Berry v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 70; (1953) 89 CLR 653 (28 October 1953)

November 1953

• J McCarthy & Co Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 71; (1953) 88 CLR 347 (9 November 1953)
• Re Wolanski's Registered Design [1953] HCA 72; (1953) 88 CLR 278 (11 November 1953)
• Paterson v Paterson [1953] HCA 74; (1953) 89 CLR 212 (18 November 1953)
• Thompson v Randwick Municipal Council [1953] HCA 75; (1953) 90 CLR 449 (18 November 1953)
• Butt v Long [1953] HCA 76; (1953) 88 CLR 476 (20 November 1953)
• Pearlow v Pearlow [1953] HCA 77; (1953) 90 CLR 70 (20 November 1953)
• Duncombe v Porter [1953] HCA 78; (1953) 90 CLR 295 (25 November 1953)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Silverton Tramway Co Ltd [1953] HCA 79; (1953) 88 CLR 559 (25 November 1953)

December 1953

• Parker v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 80; (1953) 90 CLR 489 (1 December 1953)
• R v Findlay; Ex parte Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association [1953] HCA 81; (1953) 90 CLR 621 (1 December 1953)
• R v Kelly; Ex parte Berman [1953] HCA 82; (1953) 89 CLR 608 (1 December 1953)
• Wheeler v War Veterans' Home [1953] HCA 29; (1953) 89 CLR 353 (3 December 1953)
• Dawson v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1953] HCA 83; (1953) 89 CLR 138 (3 December 1953)
• Laumets v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1953] HCA 84; (1953) 89 CLR 15 (3 December 1953)
• R v Foster; Ex parte Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association [1953] HCA 86; (1953) 88 CLR 549 (3 December 1953)
• Nelungaloo Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (No 4.) [1953] HCA 87; (1953) 88 CLR 529 (8 December 1953)
• Maybury v Atlantic Union Oil Co Ltd [1953] HCA 89; (1953) 89 CLR 507 (10 December 1953)
• National Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Australasia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1953] HCA 90; (1953) 89 CLR 177 (12 December 1953)
• Sharah v Sharah [1953] HCA 91; (1953) 89 CLR 167 (12 December 1953)
• Neill v Hewens [1953] HCA 92; (1953) 89 CLR 1 (15 December 1953)
• Williams v Metropolitan & Export Abattoirs Board [1953] HCA 93; (1953) 89 CLR 66 (15 December 1953)
• Insurance Commissioner v Associated Dominions Assurance Society Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 94; (1953) 89 CLR 78 (16 December 1953)
• Poulton v Commonwealth [1953] HCA 101; (1953) 89 CLR 540 (16 December 1953)
• Kauter v Hilton [1953] HCA 95; (1953) 90 CLR 86 (17 December 1953)
• R v Kelly; Ex parte Australian Railways Union [1953] HCA 96; (1953) 89 CLR 461 (17 December 1953)
• R v Portus; Ex parte Australian Air Pilots' Association [1953] HCA 97; (1953) 90 CLR 320 (17 December 1953)