Decided 27 October 1989 | End date October 27, 1989 | |
 | ||
Full case name George Herbert Green v Veronica Clare Matheson Citation(s) [1989] NZCA 195; [1989] 3 NZLR 564; [1990] NZAR 49 Transcript(s) Court of Appeal judgment Judge(s) sitting Cooke P, Somers J, Casey J, Hardie Boys, Wylie J Ruling court Court of Appeal of New Zealand | ||
Green v Matheson [1989] NZCA 195; [1989] 3 NZLR 564; [1990] NZAR 49 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding compensation for medical misadventure.
Contents
Background
Matheson was a victim of the "unfortunate experiment" at the National Women's Hospital. Doctor Green was her gynaecologist. Barred by the Accident Compensation Act to sue for negligence, she sued instead for trespass to her person.
Held
The Court of Appeal sitting as a bench of 5, ruled that her claim came under the term of medical misadventure, which was barred under the Act
References
Green v Matheson Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA