EF v CQ & BQ [2022] NZDT 233 (29 November 2022) [pdf, 105 KB]
...do not allow the full cost of a new tub because the test for damages is the cost of an equivalent age and type of tub that is in “reasonable working order”. The cost of a new tub was $670.86+GST and in the absence of any second-hand tub cost information, I set the cost of an older second-hand tub that works for hot and cold water at $200.00. Kitchen tap 10. The claim about the kitchen tap is that its handle is shredded and therefore moves about loosely in its fitting. During the...