Mick Leahy Loses
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Tiek Case
The High Court of Australia, in early March, upheld the appeal of the P-NG Administra tion in what has become a cele brated legal battle—the Mick Leahy tick damages case.
P-NG pioneer M. J. Leahy, of Zenag, was given £i,ooo damages, plus costs, by the P-NG Supreme Court in 1959 after claiming neglect by the Administration in allowing his cattle to become tick-infested after they had contracted to control ticks.
The High Court ordered that the Supreme Court decision be set aside.
The judgment said the Ad ministration had been perform ing a social service in treating Leahy’s cattle, was not under contract and could not be held responsible for the loss of the cattle.
Costs were allowed.