1959 High Court of Australia Decisions

February 1959

• Balenzuela v De Gail [1959] HCA 1; (1959) 101 CLR 226 (26 February 1959)
• Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Hankin [1959] HCA 2; (1959) 100 CLR 566 (26 February 1959)
• Sutton v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 3; (1959) 100 CLR 518 (26 February 1959)
• John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 4; (1959) 101 CLR 30 (27 February 1959)
• Mason v New South Wales [1959] HCA 5; (1959) 102 CLR 108 (27 February 1959)
• National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 6; (1959) 102 CLR 29 (27 February 1959)

March 1959

• Nash v Sunshine Porcelain Potteries Ltd [1959] HCA 7; (1959) 101 CLR 353 (2 March 1959)
• Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 (3 March 1959)
• Golden v Hotchkiss [1959] HCA 9; (1959) 101 CLR 568 (12 March 1959)
• R v Foster; Ex parte Eastern & Australian Steamship Co Ltd [1959] HCA 10; (1959) 103 CLR 256 (12 March 1959)
• Commonwealth Freighters Pty Ltd v Sneddon [1959] HCA 11; (1959) 102 CLR 280 (13 March 1959)
• Launceston Corporation v Hydro-Electric Commission [1959] HCA 12; (1959) 100 CLR 654 (13 March 1959)
• Namatjira v Raabe [1959] HCA 13; (1959) 100 CLR 664 (13 March 1959)
• Parke Davis & Co v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 15; (1959) 101 CLR 521 (23 March 1959)
• Bailey v Kelsey [1959] HCA 16; (1959) 100 CLR 352 (25 March 1959)

April 1959

• Illawarra District County Council v Wickham [1959] HCA 18; (1959) 101 CLR 467 (16 April 1959)
• Sydney Homoeopathic Hospital v Turner [1959] HCA 19; (1959) 102 CLR 188 (16 April 1959)
• Mutual Life & Citizens' Assurance Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 21; (1959) 100 CLR 537 (27 April 1959)
• Re Dymond [1959] HCA 22; (1959) 101 CLR 11 (27 April 1959)

May 1959

• Mulley v Manifold [1959] HCA 23; (1959) 103 CLR 341 (5 May 1959)
• Beach v Wagner [1959] HCA 24; (1959) 101 CLR 604 (8 May 1959)
• Dependable Motors Pty Ltd v Ashford Shire Council [1959] HCA 25; (1959) 101 CLR 265 (8 May 1959)
• Australasian Catholic Assurance Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 26; (1959) 100 CLR 502 (28 May 1959)

June 1959

• Stuart v R [1959] HCA 27; (1959) 101 CLR 1 (19 June 1959)
• Swartz v Commonwealth [1959] HCA 28; (1959) 102 CLR 340 (25 June 1959)

July 1959

• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Scott [1959] HCA 29; (1959) 102 CLR 392 (1 July 1959)
• Genders v Government Insurance Office of NSW [1959] HCA 30; (1959) 102 CLR 363 (1 July 1959)
• Brakespeare v Northern Assurance Co Ltd [1959] HCA 31; (1959) 101 CLR 661 (17 July 1959)
• Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft v Bayer Pharma Pty Ltd [1959] HCA 32; (1959) 101 CLR 652 (23 July 1959)

August 1959

• Burns v Stapleton [1959] HCA 34; (1959) 102 CLR 97 (13 August 1959)
• R v Members of the Central Sugar Cane Prices Board; Ex parte Maryborough Sugar Factory Ltd [1959] HCA 35; (1959) 101 CLR 246 (13 August 1959)
• Warren v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 36; (1959) 101 CLR 162 (19 August 1959)
• Rich v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1959] HCA 37; (1959) 101 CLR 135 (21 August 1959)
• Cobb & Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 38; (1959) 101 CLR 333 (27 August 1959)

September 1959

• Parer v Carlton [1959] HCA 39; (1959) 101 CLR 515 (1 September 1959)
• Chang Jeeng v Nuffield (Australia) Pty Ltd [1959] HCA 40; (1959) 101 CLR 629 (3 September 1959)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v W E Fuller Pty Ltd [1959] HCA 41; (1959) 101 CLR 403 (3 September 1959)
• McNamee v Partridge [1959] HCA 43; (1959) 101 CLR 384 (4 September 1959)
• Purcell v Purcell [1959] HCA 44; (1959) 101 CLR 504 (7 September 1959)
• Radaich v Smith [1959] HCA 45; (1959) 101 CLR 209 (7 September 1959)
• W A Flick & Co Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 46; (1959) 103 CLR 334 (7 September 1959)
• Re Professional Engineers' Association [1959] HCA 47; (1959) 107 CLR 208 (9 September 1959)
• Commissioner of Patents v Microcell Ltd [1959] HCA 71; (1959) 102 CLR 232 (10 September 1959)
• Franklin v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1959] HCA 48; (1959) 101 CLR 197 (14 September 1959)
• Kismet Engineering Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [1959] HCA 49; (1959) 102 CLR 574 (15 September 1959)
• Reedman v Hoare [1959] HCA 50; (1959) 102 CLR 177 (16 September 1959)
• Williams v Hursey [1959] HCA 51; (1959) 103 CLR 30 (16 September 1959)

October 1959

• Powers v Maher [1959] HCA 52; (1959) 103 CLR 478 (2 October 1959)
• Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd v Gleeson [1959] HCA 53; (1959) 102 CLR 334 (14 October 1959)
• Australian Iron & Steel Ltd v Connell [1959] HCA 54; (1959) 102 CLR 522 (19 October 1959)
• Darling Island Stevedoring & Lighterage Co Ltd v Hussey [1959] HCA 55; (1959) 102 CLR 482 (19 October 1959)
• English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd v Commonwealth [1959] HCA 56; (1959) 102 CLR 661 (22 October 1959)
• A'Beckett v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 57; (1959) 104 CLR 508 (30 October 1959)

November 1959

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Brohier [1959] HCA 58; (1959) 103 CLR 632 (4 November 1959)
• Beaton v Moore Acceptance Corporation Pty Ltd [1959] HCA 59; (1959) 104 CLR 107 (27 November 1959)
• Harris v Wagner [1959] HCA 60; (1959) 103 CLR 452 (27 November 1959)
• Ryall v Carroll [1959] HCA 61; (1959) 102 CLR 162 (27 November 1959)
• Martin v Martin [1959] HCA 62; (1959) 110 CLR 297 (30 November 1959)
• Randwick Corporation v Rutledge [1959] HCA 63; (1959) 102 CLR 54 (30 November 1959)

December 1959

• Boardman v Duddington [1959] HCA 64; (1959) 104 CLR 456 (4 December 1959)
• Scobie v K D Welding Co Pty Ltd [1959] HCA 65; (1959) 103 CLR 314 (4 December 1959)
• Thompson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959] HCA 66; (1959) 102 CLR 315 (4 December 1959)
• National Research Development Corporation v Commissioner of Patents ("NRDC case") [1959] HCA 67; (1959) 102 CLR 252 (16 December 1959)
• Amess v Bremen [1959] HCA 68; (1959) 102 CLR 171 (17 December 1959)
• Samuel Taylor Pty Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks [1959] HCA 69; (1959) 102 CLR 650 (17 December 1959)
• Adami v R [1959] HCA 70; (1959) 108 CLR 605 (18 December 1959)