Ashby Bergh and Company Limited v Ross Borough and Another - [1970] NZLR 961

Work and labour — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act — Notice of claim by subcontractor supplying materials — Contractor then ceasing work — Employer arranging completion of work — Abandonment or completion — Contract not determined — Set off for cost of completion — Balance of contract price subject to charge — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act 1939, ss. 20, 22, 26, 31, 32, 34(4) (Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Amendment Act 1958, s. 3(1), (2)(a)).