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Court of Appeal Wellington
12, 13 June 1975
McCarthy P, Richmond and Woodhouse JJ
12, 13 June 1975
McCarthy P, Richmond and Woodhouse JJ
Agency — Relationship between principal and third party — Principal's manager authorised to delegate — Fire lit in the absence of manager by his son to whom management had been temporarily delegated.
Tort — Defences to action of tort of absolute liability — Fire spreading to adjoining properties lit it absence of manager by his son to whom management had been temporarily delegated.