1955 High Court of Australia Decisions

March 1955

• Bitumen & Oil Refineries (Australia) Ltd v Commissioner for Government Transport [1955] HCA 1; (1955) 92 CLR 200 (2 March 1955)
• Mace v Murray [1955] HCA 2; (1955) 92 CLR 370 (2 March 1955)
• Toohey v Hollier [1955] HCA 3; (1955) 92 CLR 618 (2 March 1955)
• Ward v Williams [1955] HCA 4; (1955) 92 CLR 496 (2 March 1955)
• Grannall v C Geo Kellaway & Sons Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 5; (1955) 93 CLR 36 (3 March 1955)
• Grannall v Marrickville Margarine Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 6; (1955) 93 CLR 55 (3 March 1955)
• R v Galvin; Ex parte Australian Textile Workers' Union [1955] HCA 7; (1955) 92 CLR 173 (7 March 1955)
• Kilgariff v Morris [1955] HCA 8; (1955) 91 CLR 524 (8 March 1955)
• Thorpes Ltd v Grant Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 10; (1955) 92 CLR 317 (15 March 1955)
• Consolidated Press Ltd v McRae [1955] HCA 11; (1955) 93 CLR 325 (18 March 1955)
• John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae [1955] HCA 12; (1955) 93 CLR 351 (18 March 1955)
• Royal Sydney Golf Club v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 13; (1955) 91 CLR 610 (23 March 1955)
• Poole v Attorney-General (Cth) [1955] HCA 14; (1955) 92 CLR 1 (28 March 1955)
• Hooper v Hooper [1955] HCA 15; (1955) 91 CLR 529 (30 March 1955)
• Wollongong Corporation v Cowan [1955] HCA 16; (1955) 93 CLR 435 (30 March 1955)

April 1955

• Marine Board of Launceston v Launceston Corporation [1955] HCA 17; (1955) 93 CLR 472 (1 April 1955)
• Neale v Atlas Products (Vic) Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 18; (1955) 94 CLR 419 (1 April 1955)
• Vines v Djordjevitch [1955] HCA 19; (1955) 91 CLR 512 (1 April 1955)
• R v Kelly; Ex parte Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association [1955] HCA 20; (1955) 92 CLR 10 (15 April 1955)
• Tooth & Co Ltd v Council of City of Parramatta [1955] HCA 21; (1955) 97 CLR 492 (15 April 1955)
• Director of War Service Homes v Law [1955] HCA 22; (1955) 92 CLR 643 (18 April 1955)

May 1955

• Commonwealth v Matheson [1955] HCA 24; (1955) 93 CLR 403 (5 May 1955)

June 1955

• Antill Ranger & Co Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Motor Transport [1955] HCA 25; (1955) 93 CLR 83 (9 June 1955)
• Armstrong v Victoria [1955] HCA 26; (1955) 93 CLR 264 (9 June 1955)
• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Agalianos [1955] HCA 27; (1955) 92 CLR 390 (9 June 1955)
• Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No 2) [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 (9 June 1955)
• Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v Queensland [1955] HCA 29; (1955) 93 CLR 247 (9 June 1955)
• Hughes v Tasmania [1955] HCA 30; (1955) 93 CLR 113 (9 June 1955)
• Nilson v South Australia [1955] HCA 31; (1955) 93 CLR 292 (9 June 1955)
• Pioneer Tourist Coaches Pty Ltd v South Australia [1955] HCA 32; (1955) 93 CLR 307 (9 June 1955)
• Grant v O'Leary [1955] HCA 33; (1955) 93 CLR 587 (17 June 1955)
• Steele v Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Board [1955] HCA 34; (1955) 92 CLR 177 (22 June 1955)
• R v Wright; Ex parte Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia [1955] HCA 35; (1955) 93 CLR 528 (22 June 1955)
• R v Richards; Ex parte Fitzpatrick & Browne [1955] HCA 36; (1955) 92 CLR 157 (24 June 1955)

July 1955

• May v O'Sullivan [1955] HCA 38; (1955) 92 CLR 654 (18 July 1955)
• Spiratos v Australasian United Steam Navigation Co Ltd [1955] HCA 39; (1955) 93 CLR 317 (18 July 1955)
• Viant v Viant [1955] HCA 40; (1955) 94 CLR 347 (18 July 1955)

August 1955

• Hally v Dennis [1955] HCA 41; (1955) 95 CLR 661 (3 August 1955)
• Dudgeon v Chie [1955] HCA 42; (1955) 92 CLR 342 (9 August 1955)
• Barnard v Gorlin [1955] HCA 43; (1955) 95 CLR 35 (11 August 1955)
• Collins v Charles Marshall Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 44; (1955) 92 CLR 529 (11 August 1955)
• Rothman's Ltd v W D & H O Wills (Australia) Ltd [1955] HCA 45; (1955) 92 CLR 131 (11 August 1955)
• Green v Perry [1955] HCA 46; (1955) 94 CLR 606 (23 August 1955)
• Luya Julius Pty Ltd v Shepherd [1955] HCA 47; (1955) 99 CLR 278 (23 August 1955)
• Borserio v Minister for Lands of NSW [1955] HCA 48; (1955) 93 CLR 518 (24 August 1955)

September 1955

• Dalgleish v Dalgleish [1955] HCA 49; (1955) 93 CLR 595 (5 September 1955)
• Fox v Burvill [1955] HCA 50; (1955) 92 CLR 334 (14 September 1955)
• Delta Properties Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [1955] HCA 51; (1955) 95 CLR 11 (27 September 1955)

October 1955

• Vitosh v Brisbane City Council [1955] HCA 52; (1955) 93 CLR 622 (12 October 1955)
• Aston v Irvine [1955] HCA 53; (1955) 92 CLR 353 (17 October 1955)
• National Discounts Ltd v Jaques; Re Doyle [1955] HCA 54; (1955) 93 CLR 449 (20 October 1955)
• Clarke v Kerr [1955] HCA 55; (1955) 94 CLR 489 (21 October 1955)
• Stanton v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 56; (1955) 92 CLR 630 (24 October 1955)
• Gardiner v Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust [1955] HCA 57; (1955) 95 CLR 120 (25 October 1955)
• Stapleton v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 58; (1955) 93 CLR 603 (31 October 1955)

November 1955

• Mraz v R (No 1) [1955] HCA 59; (1955) 93 CLR 493 (18 November 1955)
• Williams v Usher [1955] HCA 60; (1955) 94 CLR 450 (21 November 1955)
• Allen v Roughley [1955] HCA 62; (1955) 94 CLR 98 (28 November 1955)
• Gurnett v Macquarie Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd (No 1) [1955] HCA 63; (1955) 95 CLR 99 (28 November 1955)
• Alati v Kruger [1955] HCA 64; (1955) 94 CLR 216 (29 November 1955)
• Palmos v Wilson [1955] HCA 65; (1955) 99 CLR 94 (29 November 1955)
• Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 66; (1955) 94 CLR 1 (29 November 1955)

December 1955

• Trobridge v Hardy [1955] HCA 68; (1955) 94 CLR 147 (7 December 1955)
• King v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1955] HCA 70; (1955) 94 CLR 70 (15 December 1955)
• Lloyd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 71; (1955) 93 CLR 645 (15 December 1955)
• Wynyard Investments Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1955] HCA 72; (1955) 93 CLR 376 (15 December 1955)
• Zuijs v Wirth Brothers Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 73; (1955) 93 CLR 561 (15 December 1955)
• Thomas v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1955] HCA 74; (1955) 94 CLR 537 (19 December 1955)
• James v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 75; (1955) 93 CLR 631 (22 December 1955)