4 Sept 2000
Halpenny v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2000] NZACC 233
- Court
- District Court
The Court accepted the uncontested specialist medical opinion that the TMJ rupture was initiated by over‑opening of the mouth before biting and that the subsequent biting did not constitute an external force or resistance within the meaning of s 3; therefore the injury was not an 'accident' under the Act and the appeal is dismissed.