Chaffey v Mount Cook Air Services Limited - [1969] NZLR 25

Practice — Question of law before trial — Construction and applicability of Act to accident occurring before it came into force — Application for a declaration by the Court — Proceedings inappropriate — Matter to be determined in the action or pursuant to R. 154 of the Code of Civil Procedure — Relevance of objections to use of R. 154 — Discretion of Court — Declaratory Judgments Act 1908, ss. 3, 10.