Horsburgh v NZ Meat Processors Industrial Union of Workers
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Full case name Joseph Robert John Horsburgh v NZ Meat Processors, Packers, Preservers, Freezing Works and Related Trades Industrial Union of Workers
Decided21 June 1988
CitationCA102/86 [1988] NZCA 75; [1988] 1 NZLR 698; (1988) 2 NZELC 96,397; (1988) ERNZ Sel Cas 193 (21 June 1988)
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| Court | Court of Appeal of New Zealand |
| Full case name | Joseph Robert John Horsburgh v NZ Meat Processors, Packers, Preservers, Freezing Works and Related Trades Industrial Union of Workers |
| Decided | 21 June 1988 |
| Citation | CA102/86 [1988] NZCA 75; [1988] 1 NZLR 698; (1988) 2 NZELC 96,397; (1988) ERNZ Sel Cas 193 (21 June 1988) |
| Transcript | copy of judgment |
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| Judges sitting | Cooke P, Somers J, Hardie Boys J |
Horsburgh v NZ Meat Processors Industrial Union of Workers CA102/86 [1988] NZCA 75; [1988] 1 NZLR 698; (1988) 2 NZELC 96,397; (1988) ERNZ Sel Cas 193 is a cited case in New Zealand law allowing (albeit through the backdoor) compensation for non financial loss, for example for distress.[1] It effectively overruled Addis v Gramophone Co Ltd [1909] AC 488 in NZ case law.
