1961 High Court of Australia Decisions

January 1961

• Elder's Trustee & Executor Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1961] HCA 1; (1961) 104 CLR 12 (12 January 1961)

March 1961

• Bilney v Western Australian Transport Board [1961] HCA 2; (1961) 105 CLR 630 (6 March 1961)
• Electric Power Transmission Pty Ltd v Cuiuli [1961] HCA 3; (1961) 104 CLR 177 (6 March 1961)
• Pirie v Saunders [1961] HCA 4; (1961) 104 CLR 149 (6 March 1961)
• Thatcher v Charles [1961] HCA 5; (1961) 104 CLR 57 (6 March 1961)
• Papua & New Guinea v Leahy [1961] HCA 6; (1961) 105 CLR 6 (7 March 1961)
• Braham v Walker [1961] HCA 7; (1961) 104 CLR 366 (7 March 1961)
• Re K L Tractors Ltd [1961] HCA 8; (1961) 106 CLR 318 (7 March 1961)
• McLaurin v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1961] HCA 9; (1961) 104 CLR 381 (7 March 1961)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Whitehouse [1961] HCA 10; (1961) 104 CLR 25 (10 March 1961)
• Treloar v Wickham [1961] HCA 11; (1961) 105 CLR 102 (10 March 1961)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Levy (No 2) [1961] HCA 12; (1961) 106 CLR 472 (15 March 1961)
• University of Western Australia v West Australian Trustee Executor & Agency Co Ltd [1961] HCA 13; (1961) 105 CLR 71 (17 March 1961)

April 1961

• Paff v Speed [1961] HCA 14; (1961) 105 CLR 549 (6 April 1961)
• National Insurance Company of New Zealand Ltd v Espagne [1961] HCA 15; (1961) 105 CLR 569 (6 April 1961)
• Cooper v R [1961] HCA 16; (1961) 105 CLR 177 (13 April 1961)
• Ballantyne v Phillott [1961] HCA 17; (1961) 105 CLR 379 (14 April 1961)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Angus [1961] HCA 18; (1961) 105 CLR 489 (14 April 1961)
• Lynch v Brisbane City Council [1961] HCA 19; (1961) 104 CLR 353 (17 April 1961)
• Adelaide Fruit & Produce Exchange Co Ltd v Adelaide Corporation [1961] HCA 20; (1961) 106 CLR 85 (19 April 1961)
• Attorney-General (Cth) v Schmidt [1961] HCA 21; (1961) 105 CLR 361 (27 April 1961)

May 1961

• Tripodi v R [1961] HCA 22; (1961) 104 CLR 1 (5 May 1961)
• Jacombe v Jacombe [1961] HCA 25; (1961) 105 CLR 355 (12 May 1961)
• Radio Corporation Pty Ltd v Bear [1961] HCA 26; (1961) 108 CLR 414 (12 May 1961)
• Lockhart v Lockhart [1961] HCA 27; (1961) 105 CLR 1 (22 May 1961)
• Commonwealth v Mullane [1961] HCA 28; (1961) 106 CLR 166 (22 May 1961)
• Ebert v Union Trustee Company of Australia Ltd [1961] HCA 29; (1961) 105 CLR 327 (23 May 1961)

June 1961

• Amalgamated Wireless (A/sia) Ltd v Philpott [1961] HCA 31; (1961) 110 CLR 617 (1 June 1961)
• Butler v Attorney-General (Vic) [1961] HCA 32; (1961) 106 CLR 268 (2 June 1961)
• Norbert Steinhardt & Son Ltd v Meth [1961] HCA 33; (1961) 105 CLR 440 (6 June 1961)
• Hall v Richards [1961] HCA 34; (1961) 108 CLR 84 (9 June 1961)
• Tooheys Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1961] HCA 35; (1961) 105 CLR 602 (13 June 1961)
• Meek v Minister for Water Supply Sewerage & Drainage [1961] HCA 37; (1961) 105 CLR 172 (15 June 1961)
• Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Anderson [1961] HCA 38; (1961) 105 CLR 42 (23 June 1961)

July 1961

• Sunbeam Corporation v Morphy-Richards (Aust) Pty Ltd [1961] HCA 39; (1994) 180 CLR 98 (3 July 1961)
• Bierton v Higgins [1961] HCA 41; (1961) 106 CLR 127 (31 July 1961)
• Vallance v R [1961] HCA 42; (1961) 108 CLR 56 (31 July 1961)

August 1961

• Commissioner for Government Transport v Adamcik [1961] HCA 43; (1961) 106 CLR 292 (1 August 1961)
• Hendry v Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd [1961] HCA 44; (1961) 106 CLR 256 (2 August 1961)
• Mann v Hulme [1961] HCA 45; (1961) 106 CLR 136 (2 August 1961)
• Chapman v Hearse [1961] HCA 46; (1961) 106 CLR 112 (8 August 1961)
• Hancock v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1961] HCA 90; (1961) 108 CLR 258 (8 August 1961)
• Goold & Porter Pty Ltd v Cleveland [1961] HCA 47; (1961) 107 CLR 129 (11 August 1961)
• Graham v Baker [1961] HCA 48; (1961) 106 CLR 340 (11 August 1961)
• McLellan v Bowyer [1961] HCA 49; (1961) 106 CLR 95 (11 August 1961)
• R v Portus; Ex parte McNeil [1961] HCA 50; (1961) 105 CLR 537 (15 August 1961)
• Mutual Life & Citizens' Assurance Co Ltd v Attorney-General (Qld) [1961] HCA 51; (1961) 106 CLR 48 (17 August 1961)
• Kent v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1961] HCA 52; (1961) 106 CLR 366 (18 August 1961)
• City Motors v South Aerial Super Service Pty Ltd [1961] HCA 53; (1961) 106 CLR 477 (21 August 1961)

September 1961

• Dryburgh v R [1961] HCA 54; (1961) 105 CLR 532 (1 September 1961)
• Whitehouse v Queensland [1961] HCA 55; (1961) 104 CLR 635 (7 September 1961)
• Wilson v McLeay [1961] HCA 56; (1961) 106 CLR 523 (15 September 1961)
• Mayfield v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 1) [1961] HCA 57; (1961) 108 CLR 303 (18 September 1961)
• Mayfield v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [1961] HCA 58; (1961) 108 CLR 323 (18 September 1961)
• Schumann v Schumann [1961] HCA 59; (1961) 106 CLR 561 (28 September 1961)
• Wilkshire v R [1961] HCA 60; (1961) 106 CLR 200 (29 September 1961)

October 1961

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Finn [1961] HCA 61; (1961) 106 CLR 60 (12 October 1961)
• Simms v West [1961] HCA 62; (1961) 107 CLR 157 (23 October 1961)
• Western Interstate Pty Ltd v Madsen [1961] HCA 63; (1961) 107 CLR 102 (23 October 1961)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Morgan [1961] HCA 64; (1961) 106 CLR 517 (26 October 1961)
• Ramsay v Watson [1961] HCA 65; (1961) 108 CLR 642 (26 October 1961)
• Welch Perrin & Co Pty Ltd v Worrel [1961] HCA 91; (1961) 106 CLR 588 (27 October 1961)

November 1961

• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Levy [1961] HCA 92; (1961) 106 CLR 448 (8 November 1961)
• Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Murphy [1961] HCA 66; (1961) 106 CLR 146 (9 November 1961)
• Breen v Sneddon [1961] HCA 67; (1961) 106 CLR 406 (13 November 1961)
• Adelaide Stevedoring Co Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1961] HCA 68; (1961) 106 CLR 658 (14 November 1961)
• Quarries Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1961] HCA 69; (1961) 106 CLR 310 (14 November 1961)
• Stapleton v F T S O'Donnell Griffin & Co (Qld) Pty Ltd [1961] HCA 70; (1961) 108 CLR 106 (14 November 1961)
• Board of Fire Commissioners (NSW) v Ardouin [1961] HCA 71; (1961) 109 CLR 105 (15 November 1961)
• Rawson v Hobbs [1961] HCA 72; (1961) 107 CLR 466 (15 November 1961)
• Leask Timber & Hardware Pty Ltd v Thorne [1961] HCA 73; (1961) 106 CLR 33 (16 November 1961)
• Dawson v R [1961] HCA 74; (1961) 106 CLR 1 (23 November 1961)
• Re Bendix Application [1961] HCA 76; (1961) 107 CLR 349 (29 November 1961)
• Malleys Ltd v J W Tomlin Pty Ltd [1961] HCA 77; (1994) 180 CLR 120 (30 November 1961)

December 1961

• Nominal Defendant v McGowan [1961] HCA 78; (1961) 106 CLR 643 (4 December 1961)
• Prowse v McIntyre [1961] HCA 79; (1961) 111 CLR 264 (5 December 1961)
• Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd v Metcalf [1961] HCA 80; (1961) 106 CLR 177 (6 December 1961)
• Carroll v Purcell [1961] HCA 81; (1961) 107 CLR 73 (7 December 1961)
• Re Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co's Application [1961] HCA 82; (1961) 108 CLR 651 (8 December 1961)
• Skelton v Jones [1961] HCA 83; (1961) 107 CLR 171 (8 December 1961)
• Television & General Finance Co (Aust) Ltd v Button [1961] HCA 84; (1961) 107 CLR 168 (12 December 1961)
• Commissioner for Railways v Harradine [1961] HCA 85; (1961) 106 CLR 71 (13 December 1961)
• Transport & General Insurance Co Ltd v Edmondson [1961] HCA 86; (1961) 106 CLR 23 (13 December 1961)
• Cole v Commonwealth [1961] HCA 87; (1961) 106 CLR 653 (14 December 1961)
• Helmers v Coppins [1961] HCA 88; (1961) 106 CLR 156 (14 December 1961)
• Lindsay v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1961] HCA 93; (1961) 106 CLR 377 (14 December 1961)
• Schumann v Schumann (No 2) [1961] HCA 89; (1961) 106 CLR 566 (18 December 1961)