14 Nov 2016
STEEL v SPENCE CONSULTANTS LIMITED [2016] NZHC 2724
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 2724
- Court
- High Court
The judge held that specific sentences in the plaintiff's first brief that directly attributed substantive assertions to non-testifying third parties were inadmissible hearsay and must be deleted (last sentence of para 10 and para 24). Conversely, the judge admitted the plaintiff's supplementary evidence describing that contractors would not undertake repairs and her stated understanding of their reasons, and admitted the statements about real estate appraisals and the sale price as admissible lay evidence explaining her actions.