1 Aug 2012
Cole v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 255
- Court
- District Court
Although repetitive training weakened the tibia, the Court found on the balance of probabilities that a specific event (the split stride jump on 15 June while carrying heavy weight) caused the bone to fracture; therefore the injury was an accident within the meaning of the Act and not excluded as a gradual process, so ACC's decision was quashed and cover granted.