3 Jul 2001
Lockhart v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2001] NZACC 167
- Court
- District Court
Where an injury results from internal interaction of body parts or transfer of body weight without impact or resistance from an external source, it does not qualify as an "accident" under s28; body weight and gravity are not external forces, and appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the earlier shower fall caused the tear.