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New Zealand Case Law

Executor/administrator rights
  • 13 Oct 2023

    BANKS v BENNETT [2023] NZHC 2864

    Citation
    [2023] NZHC 2864
    Court
    High Court

    Defendant occupied unlawfully from 10 September 2022 to 28 July 2023 (46 weeks). Mesne profits awarded at $360 per week (reasonable rate based on prior tenancy) producing $16,560, from which an agreed set off of $7,218.04 was deducted, resulting in judgment against the defendant for $9,341.96; execution of that judgment stayed until final distribution of the estate.