Pattinson v General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited - [1941] NZLR 1029

Insurance — Accident — Comprehensive Motor-car Policy — Passenger Indemnity — Maximum Liability under Policy £2,000 (including Costs incurred with written consent of Insurer in defending Action against Insured) — Judgment against Insurer for Damages exceeding £2,000 and Party-and-party Costs — Whether Insurer entitled to deduct such Costs from £2,000 — Whether Plaintiff entitled to recover from Insurer (a) Party-and-party Costs, (b) Interest — Law Reform Act, 1936, s 9 — Code of Civil Procedure, RR 304, 305.