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Court of Appeal Wellington
11, 12 June; 6 September 1963
North P., Turner J., McCarthy J.
11, 12 June; 6 September 1963
North P., Turner J., McCarthy J.
Property law — Land transfer — Mortgage — Mortgage executed and presented for registration — Registration delayed pending satisfaction of District Land Registrar's requisitions — Contractors' liens entered before registration of mortgage completed — Mortgage altered to be expressed to be subject to liens — Respective priorities of mortgage and liens — Land Transfer Act 1952, s. 37
Property law — Merger — Unregistered mortgage — Mortgage later registered — Whether equitable estate arising under unregistered mortgage merges in legal estate arising on registration
Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens — Lien claimed subsequent to unregistered mortgage — Mortgage later registered and expressed to be subject to lien — Whether respective priorities of mortgage and liens altered — Estate or interest charged by lien — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act 1939, ss. 20, 21.