31 Aug 2015
WATKINS v PIOTRKOWSKI [2015] NZHC 2092
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 2092
- Court
- High Court
The court found parties' contributions largely commensurate until November 2006 but, following the defendant's inheritance, the defendant provided the bulk of funds for improvements; the court quantified the post‑inheritance increase as 80% attributable to the defendant and 20% to the plaintiff and adjusted the division of sale proceeds accordingly, ordering sale (unless parties agree a buyout), division of proceeds 65% to defendant and 35% to plaintiff, payment of occupation rent from 1 October 2009 at $30/week, repayment by plaintiff from his share of any outstanding indebtedness to the def…