Flynn v Strachan - [1959] NZLR 1223

Limitation of actions — Third-party claim for contribution — Accrual of right of action when writ served on defendant — "Cause of action" — Limitation Act 1950, s. 14

Practice — Third-party procedure — Claim for contribution against Crown — Court satisfied that defendant had given Crown previous written notice containing reasonable particulars of circumstances wherein Crown's liability arose — Defendant entitled to leave to issue third-party notice — Limitation Act 1950, ss. 14, 23 (1) — Code of Civil Procedure, R. 96A

Crown — Third-party procedure — Such procedure available to defendant claiming contribution from Crown — Limitation Act 1950, ss. 14, 23 (1).