HM v B Ltd [2021] NZDT 1553 (3 August 2021) [pdf, 238 KB]
...the bolts sheared off; that the bolts were worn; and that the holes were elongated and slightly off-centre to accommodate the new coupling when it was added, but he says these issues did not cause the Event, rather, he says that the bolts sheared off suddenly when the Trailer jack-knifed into the Trailer. SX concludes that although there were pre- existing issues with the Trailer, these did not cause or contribute to the Event, rather, the bolts sheared off when the Trailer jack-knifed int...