Hole v North Canterbury Hospital Board - [1955] NZLR 900

Hospitals — Account for Hospital Treatment of Patient since Deceased — Death resulting from Injuries caused by Negligence — Personal Representatives of Deceased liable to Hospital Board for Amount of Such Account, to Extent of Deceased's Estate — Hospital Board entitled to recover Such Amount from Wrongdoer — Claim not for "damages . . . for any bodily . . . harm suffered by" Deceased — Statutes Amendment Act, 1937, s 17 (1) — Hospitals Amendment Act, 1932, s 15 (2).