24 Oct 2006
CARTER HOLT HARVEY LIMITED V GENESIS POWER LIMITED HC AK CIV 2001-404-1974
- Citation
- openlaw-dc0e5804_5375_45c7_8cd7_c0fa20341dca.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The court struck out the pleaded negligence claims to the extent they sought a tortious duty by Rolls‑Royce NZ to perform the Turnkey Contract or broad design/installation obligations beyond liability for pre‑contract negligent misstatement (Hedley Byrne) and liability for dangerous defects; on the pleadings no assumption of responsibility to Carter Holt arose post‑contract and policy/contractual matrix considerations preclude imposing the wider duty.