Decided 18 February 1998 | End date February 18, 1998 | |
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Full case name Morrison v Upper Hutt City Council Citation(s) [1998] 2 NZLR 331, [1998] NZRMA 224 Ruling court Court of Appeal of New Zealand Judge sittings Ivor Richardson, Thomas Gault, Andrew Tipping | ||
Morrison v Upper Hutt City Council [1998] 2 NZLR 331, [1998] NZRMA 224 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding negilgence claims against the government .
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Background
After first granting Morrison a building consent to build a new town house, the UHCC later withdrew the consent after discovering it had been issued outside of the District Plan.
Morrison appealed successfully to the Environment Court, and subsequently sought damages from the council.
Held
The court ruled that a council had no liability for making what is a quasi judicial decision.
References
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