13 Sept 2001
Helliwell v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2001] NZACC 257
- Court
- District Court
The appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that his avascular necrosis was caused by or was a consequence of the 10 February 1996 boating accident; the more persuasive expert evidence and absence of contemporaneous hip complaints meant ACC's decision to decline cover was correctly confirmed.