High Court Wellington
2 October; 27 October 1953
Cooke J
Court of Appeal Wellington
6, 7 April; 6 July 1954
Barrowclough CJ; Stanton J; Hutchison J
2 October; 27 October 1953
Cooke J
Court of Appeal Wellington
6, 7 April; 6 July 1954
Barrowclough CJ; Stanton J; Hutchison J
Damages — Mitigation — No Obligation on Plaintiff to injure His Business or Property to reduce Damages Payable by Wrongdoer — Unreasonable to ask Farmer to Change from Dairy-farming to Sheep-farming — Estimate of Plaintiff's Earning Period — Basis for Computation of Loss, subject to Consideration of Possible Contingencies.
Practice — Trial — Direction to Jury — Direction sufficient if Jury's Attention clearly called to Relevant Matters to receive Its Attention and Consideration — No Duty resting on Judge to direct Jury to go beyond Case for Plaintiff, unless thought Proper to do so.
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