23 Sept 2014
Riddell v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2014] NZACC 234
- Court
- District Court
The court found on the balance of probabilities that the aortic dissection was wholly or substantially due to a pre-existing large aneurysm (5.8cm) and that the claimant failed to provide independent medical evidence that the screwdriver impact or exertion caused or materially contributed to the dissection.