Dromorne Linen Co. Ltd. v Ward - [1963] NZLR 614

Contract — Illegality — Motor car sold without current warrant of fitness — Whether contract thereby becoming illegal — Whether purchaser can recover damages arising from breach of regulations — Traffic Regulations 1956 (S.R. 1956/217), Reg. 53

Transport and transport licensing — General — Motor car sold without delivery of current warrant of fitness — Purchaser incurring expense in obtaining warrant — Whether cost of necessary repairs recoverable from vendor — Whether breach of regulations renders contract illegal — Traffic Regulations 1956 (S.R. 1956/217), Reg. 53.