6 Oct 2023
DALTON v REEVES [2023] NZHC 2779
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2779
- Court
- High Court
No equitable lien existed because the materials were generic, not custom-made or exclusively appropriated to the Trust's contract, the contract allocated liability for materials to those delivered on site, and equity will not fasten a proprietary charge on warehouse-held generic materials that could sensibly be sold to others.