R J Flowers Ltd v Burns - [1987] 1 NZLR 260

Practice and procedure — Representative proceedings — Action for damages — A quantity of kiwifruit was damaged while it was being stored in defendant's cool store — One of the growers, on behalf of itself and 22 other growers, claimed the value of the damaged fruit, alleging breach by defendant of oral contracts of bailment for reward and breach of duty of care — Whether that grower could bring a representative action for damages — Whether difficulty on the part of any of the growers in establishing individual loss was a barrier to a representative action — Interpretation of R 78 of the High Court Rules discussed.