Porter v Montrose Limited - [1958] NZLR 261

Building contracts, engineers and architects — Architect — Fee for preparation of plans and specifications — Fee Claimed according to Scale of New Zealand Institute of Architects — Direction to Jury that Architect should get "Usual Fee" — Effect of Direction to deny Defendant the Right to have the Reasonableness of Plaintiff's Fee determined and fixed by Jury — Misdirection — New Trial granted and restricted to Assessment of Proper or Reasonable Fee recoverable

Practice — New Trial — Motion for New Trial — Amendment — Amendment of Motion to add New Ground sought during Hearing of Argument thereon — Existence of Such Ground known to Mover from Moment of Verdict — Amendment refused.