Roberts v Attorney-General - [1960] NZLR 257

Workers' Compensation — Accident arising out of and in the course of the employment — Liability for compensation — Worker suffering injury to right knee and liability therefor admitted — Two days later, while resting at home under medical advice, slipping and suffering compound fracture of left ankle — Question of fact whether second accident resulted from injury caused by first accident — Novus actus interveniens — Workers' Compensation Act 1956, s. 3 (1).