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Trial Victory Supports Family After Death of Husband / Father
In a tragic turn of events, Stephen Crouch died after leaving a friend’s party in Southport. His partner, Liz French who was heavily pregnant with their child, Naomi, had left the party earlier in the day with their young son, Isaac. She had taken their vehicle, leaving Mr Crouch to catch a taxi home. In the passage with the taxi driver, Mr Crouch was drunk, yet it was recognised that this was the reason for him taking the taxi home.
He was then dropped by the taxi at a house that was not his home (due to a misunderstanding about his home address) and some time later has then walked about a kilometre when he was struck by another vehicle on the road.
The claim for compensation was made for the support of Liz French (as the surviving partner) and on behalf of the 2 young children (who had lost their father and the breadwinner of the family). The case considered the legal responsibility of several parties including the taxi company. The success of the case turned on the Supreme Court accepting that the taxi driver should have done more to protect Mr Crouch.
French v QBE [2011] QSC 105(https://www.queenslandjudgments.com.au/caselaw/qsc/2011/105)
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