Cuff v Broadlands Finance Ltd - [1987] 2 NZLR 343

Tort — Conversion — Grantee under instrument by way of security over a fishing vessel in lawfully seizing the vessel also took possession of chattels which were not included in the security — Whether conversion by taking or conversion by keeping — Whether a plaintiff can recover more than the amount of his own interest in chattels in an action for conversion in which he relies on the immediate right to possession.

Practice and procedure — Appeals to Court of Appeal — Special leave to appeal against a High Court determination of an appeal from the District Court — Circumstances to be considered by the Court of Appeal in exercising its discretion — Judicature Act 1908, s 67.