1956 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1956

• JS Robertson (Aust) Pty Ltd v Martin [1956] HCA 2; (1956) 94 CLR 30 (22 February 1956)
• Kaye v Attorney-General (Tas) [1956] HCA 3; (1956) 94 CLR 193 (23 February 1956)
• Steele v Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Board (No 2) [1956] HCA 4; (1956) 94 CLR 91 (23 February 1956)
• Wheeler v Kelly [1956] HCA 5; (1956) 94 CLR 206 (23 February 1956)
• NSW Associated Blue-Metal Quarries Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 80; (1956) 94 CLR 509 (23 February 1956)
• Tozer Kemsley & Millbourn (A'Asia) Pty Ltd v Collier's Interstate Transport Service Ltd [1956] HCA 6; (1956) 94 CLR 384 (24 February 1956)
• Turner v Minister of Public Instruction [1956] HCA 7; (1956) 95 CLR 245 (29 February 1956)
• Wilson v Darling Island Stevedoring & Lighterage Co Ltd [1956] HCA 8; (1956) 95 CLR 43 (29 February 1956)

March 1956

• O'Sullivan v Noarlunga Meat Ltd (No 2) [1956] HCA 9; (1956) 94 CLR 367 (2 March 1956)
• R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia ("Boilermakers' case") [1956] HCA 10; (1956) 94 CLR 254 (2 March 1956)
• Howie v New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground Ltd [1956] HCA 11; (1956) 95 CLR 132 (8 March 1956)
• Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Academy Plastics Pty Ltd [1956] HCA 12 (26 March 1956)
• Blomley v Ryan [1956] HCA 81; (1956) 99 CLR 362 (28 March 1956)

April 1956

• Fysh v Page [1956] HCA 13; (1956) 96 CLR 233 (13 April 1956)
• Muir v Open Brethren [1956] HCA 14; (1956) 96 CLR 166 (13 April 1956)
• W D & H O Wills (Australia) Ltd v Rothmans Ltd [1956] HCA 15; (1956) 94 CLR 182 (13 April 1956)
• Wattle Gully Mines v Clementi [1956] HCA 16; (1956) 94 CLR 353 (13 April 1956)
• Barclay v Linnane [1956] HCA 17; (1956) 95 CLR 158 (18 April 1956)
• Locke v Locke [1956] HCA 18; (1956) 95 CLR 165 (27 April 1956)

May 1956

• Christie v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 20; (1956) 96 CLR 59 (23 May 1956)
• Hayes v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 21; (1956) 96 CLR 47 (23 May 1956)
• Electric Light & Power Supply Corporation Ltd v Electricity Commission of NSW [1956] HCA 22; (1956) 94 CLR 554 (30 May 1956)

June 1956

• Coates v National Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd [1956] HCA 23; (1956) 95 CLR 494 (6 June 1956)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Official Receiver [1956] HCA 24; (1956) 95 CLR 300 (6 June 1956)
• Holloway v McFeeters [1956] HCA 25; (1956) 94 CLR 470 (6 June 1956)
• Pennington v Norris [1956] HCA 26; (1956) 96 CLR 10 (6 June 1956)
• Asiatic Steam Navigation Co Ltd v Commonwealth [1956] HCA 82; (1956) 96 CLR 397 (6 June 1956)
• Harvey v Phillips [1956] HCA 27; (1956) 95 CLR 235 (8 June 1956)
• Charles Marshall Pty Ltd v Grimsley [1956] HCA 28; (1956) 95 CLR 353 (15 June 1956)
• Gurnett v Macquarie Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [1956] HCA 29; (1956) 95 CLR 106 (15 June 1956)
• Hall v Braybrook [1956] HCA 30; (1956) 95 CLR 620 (15 June 1956)
• R v Graziers' Association of NSW; Ex parte Australian Workers Union [1956] HCA 31; (1956) 96 CLR 317 (15 June 1956)
• Australian Provincial Assurance Association Ltd v Roddy [1956] HCA 33; (1956) 95 CLR 478 (26 June 1956)

July 1956

• Producers' & Citizens' Co-operative Assurance Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 36; (1956) 95 CLR 26 (20 July 1956)
• Jones v Capaldi [1956] HCA 37; (1956) 98 CLR 615 (31 July 1956)

August 1956

• R v Rigby [1956] HCA 38; (1956) 100 CLR 146 (1 August 1956)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Jaques [1956] HCA 40; (1956) 95 CLR 223 (9 August 1956)
• Mark Foy's Ltd v Davies Coop & Co Ltd ("Tub Happy case") [1956] HCA 41; (1956) 95 CLR 190 (9 August 1956)
• Hamilton v Nuroof (WA) Pty Ltd [1956] HCA 42; (1956) 96 CLR 18 (10 August 1956)
• R v Foster; Ex parte Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association [1956] HCA 43; (1956) 94 CLR 614 (10 August 1956)
• Russell v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1956] HCA 44; (1956) 95 CLR 389 (13 August 1956)
• Mummery v Irvings Pty Ltd [1956] HCA 45; (1956) 96 CLR 99 (15 August 1956)
• Devane v Gati [1956] HCA 46; (1956) 95 CLR 174 (17 August 1956)
• Kain & Shelton Ltd v Virgo [1956] HCA 47; (1956) 97 CLR 230 (17 August 1956)
• Milne v Attorney-General (Tas) [1956] HCA 48; (1956) 95 CLR 460 (22 August 1956)
• Tooth & Co Ltd v Tillyer [1956] HCA 49; (1956) 95 CLR 605 (22 August 1956)
• Harlor v R [1956] HCA 50; (1956) 95 CLR 170 (30 August 1956)
• Young v Queensland Trustees Ltd [1956] HCA 51; (1956) 99 CLR 560 (30 August 1956)
• Gaal v Wilson [1956] HCA 52; (1956) 96 CLR 522 (31 August 1956)

September 1956

• Fitzgerald v Masters [1956] HCA 53; (1956) 95 CLR 420 (11 September 1956)
• Mraz v R (No 2) [1956] HCA 54; (1956) 96 CLR 62 (14 September 1956)
• Svanosio v McNamara [1956] HCA 55; (1956) 96 CLR 186 (14 September 1956)

October 1956

• Duncan v Cathels [1956] HCA 56; (1956) 98 CLR 625 (4 October 1956)
• F Kanematsu & Co Ltd v Ship "Shahzada" [1956] HCA 57; (1956) 96 CLR 477 (5 October 1956)
• Smith v Associated Dominions Assurance Society Pty Ltd (In Liq) [1956] HCA 58; (1956) 95 CLR 381 (5 October 1956)
• Poulton v Commonwealth (No 2) [1956] HCA 59; (1956) 96 CLR 35 (11 October 1956)
• Fish Board v Paradiso [1956] HCA 60; (1956) 95 CLR 443 (15 October 1956)
• Gough v Gough [1956] HCA 61; (1956) 95 CLR 369 (15 October 1956)
• McAndrew v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 62; (1956) 98 CLR 263 (15 October 1956)
• Official Receiver v Federal Commissioner of Taxation ("Fox's case") [1956] HCA 63; (1956) 96 CLR 370 (15 October 1956)
• Ofu-Koloi v R [1956] HCA 64; (1956) 96 CLR 172 (15 October 1956)
• Rozenbes v Kronhill [1956] HCA 65; (1956) 95 CLR 407 (15 October 1956)
• Blundell v Musgrave [1956] HCA 66; (1956) 96 CLR 73 (19 October 1956)
• Owen v Woolworths Properties Ltd [1956] HCA 67; (1956) 96 CLR 154 (19 October 1956)
• Goodwin v Temple [1956] HCA 68; (1994) 180 CLR 68 (22 October 1956)
• Associated Newspapers Ltd v Wavish [1956] HCA 69; (1956) 96 CLR 526 (25 October 1956)
• Mansell v Beck [1956] HCA 70; (1956) 95 CLR 550 (25 October 1956)
• Wirth v Wirth [1956] HCA 71; (1956) 98 CLR 228 (25 October 1956)
• Naracoorte Transport Co Pty Ltd v Butler [1956] HCA 72; (1956) 95 CLR 455 (29 October 1956)

November 1956

• Transport Publishing Co Pty Ltd v Literature Board of Review [1956] HCA 73; (1956) 99 CLR 111 (7 November 1956)
• Collector of Customs (Vic) v Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd [1956] HCA 74; (1956) 102 CLR 147 (29 November 1956)

December 1956

• Queensland Trustees Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) [1956] HCA 75; (1956) 96 CLR 131 (3 December 1956)
• Re MacSween; Ex parte Fraser [1956] HCA 76; (1956) 100 CLR 273 (3 December 1956)
• Charles Moore & Co (WA) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 77; (1956) 95 CLR 344 (14 December 1956)
• Le Brocque v Mason [1956] HCA 78; (1956) 96 CLR 213 (14 December 1956)
• Commonwealth v Wright [1956] HCA 79; (1956) 96 CLR 536 (14 December 1956)