Stallinger v Stallinger - [1977] 1 NZLR 559

Husband and wife — Effect of marriage with regard to wife's property — Property acquired by wife before marriage but not in contemplation of marriage which was of short duration — Husband unsuccessfully claiming that during marriage he had "sustained" the property by inspecting it on several occasions — Matrimonial Property Act 1976, ss 9(3)(b), 17(1)(a).