Stockman v Thos Borthwick and Sons (Australasia) Limited - [1951] NZLR 1104

Workers' Compensation — Assessment — Injury to Right Forefinger — Surgical Operation removing Knuckle as well as Forefinger — Accident, not Operation, Basis of Claim — Schedule Injury — Amputation of Knuckle not of Necessity, but to make Better Job — Workers' Compensation Act, 1922, s 8 (1) and Second Schedule.