Kendall Wilson Securities Ltd v Barraclough - [1986] 1 NZLR 576

Tort — Negligence — Valuer's duty of care to a solicitor's nominee company — Valuer had negligently prepared a report on the valuation of land — Solicitors' nominee company advanced trust funds on mortgage in reliance on the valuation — Whether valuer was liable for the nominee company's loss — Whether the nominee company's solicitor/director, who was responsible for advancing the funds, had been contributorily negligent.