Willis v Attorney-General - [1989] 3 NZLR 574

Courts — Jurisdiction — Personal injury by accident — False imprisonment, malicious prosecution and negligence — Plaintiff sued for damages for invasion of rights, humiliation, inconvenience and distress alleging false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and negligence — Judge referred questions to Accident Compensation Corporation to determine whether claims arose out of personal injury by accident — Whether claim for damages for mental consequences of an incident converted incident into personal injury by accident — Whether causes of action were barred by the Act — Accident Compensation Act 1982, ss 2 and 27.