13 Dec 1999
Harkness v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance,Corporation
- Citation
- [1999] NZACC 363
- Court
- District Court
On the balance of probabilities the appellant's disabling condition is the result of a distinct soft tissue injury sustained in the lifting incident of 15 December 1993, separate from but facilitated by his pre-existing thoracic spinal abnormality from 1972; accordingly the respondent's decision of 8 July 1996 to cease entitlements was incorrect and must be revoked and entitlements restored.