G. Nicks and Son Limited and Others v Taylors Bakery Limited and Another - [1962] NZLR 286

Bills of exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments — Cheque — Cheque handed over in payment of debt but payment of cheque delayed — Cheque ultimately met without having been re-presented — Date on which payment takes effect

Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens — Payment to contractor by cheque of balance of contract price — Claim for charge received before cheque presented — Whether any moneys due under contract — Payment of cheque delayed at request of drawer — Effect of such delay on sub-contractors' claims — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act 1939, ss. 21, 32.