Meates v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd - [1991] 3 NZLR 385

Equity — Guarantee — Indemnity — Guarantor sued by creditor — Joinder of principal debtor by guarantor claiming indemnity — No amount paid by guarantor under guarantee — Whether guarantor as surety entitled in equity to an order that principal debtor indemnify him in such amount as guarantor found to be obliged to pay - "Contribution or indemnity" - Limitation Act 1950, s 14.

Practice and procedure — Limitation of proceedings — Third party claim alleging breach of duty of care — Whether claim was claim for contribution or indemnity - "Contribution or indemnity" - Limitation Act 1950, s 14.