J W Harris & Son Ltd v Demolition & Roading Contractors (NZ) Ltd - [1979] 2 NZLR 166

Contract — Contract or tort — Defendant contracted to build a crib wall for plaintiff — Wall collapsed — Plaintiff claimed cost of replacing wall as damages — If liable, defendant claimed an indemnity from Council who had issued a building permit and whose inspector had inspected the work — Whether plaintiff's claim lay in contract or tort — Whether defendant liable — Whether Council liable to indemnify defendant.