Jull v Wilson and Horton and Another - [1968] NZLR 88

Negligence — Contributory negligence — Defective weld by engineer — Warning to employer that repair temporary — No intervening inspection — Machine used until weld collapsed injuring employee — Whether engineer liable to employee for negligence — Principle in Donoghue v. Stevenson — Doctrine of novus actus interveniens — Test of reasonable opportunity for intermediate examination in relation to necessary degree of "proximity" between repairer and employee.