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{{Infobox court case
| name = Mainguard Packaging Ltd v Hilton Haulage Ltd
| court = [[High Court of New Zealand]]
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| full name = Mainguard Packaging Limited v Hilton Haulage Limited
| citations = [1990] 1 NZLR 360
| judges = [[Peter Mahon (judge)|Mahon J]]
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| Keywords = negligence, foreseeability of loss
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'''''Mainguard Packaging Ltd v Hilton Haulage Ltd''''' is a leading case in [[New Zealand]] regarding claims for damages for [[negligence]] as well as [[foreseeability of loss]].<ref name="Walker">{{cite book |title=Butterworths Student Companion Contract |edition=4th |last1=Walker |first1=Campbell |publisher=LexisNexis |ISBN=0-408-71770-X|year=2004 |page=245}}</ref>
== Background ==
While reversing a truck at Mainguard's factory, one of Hilton Haulage's drivers, through negligence, backed into a power pole, breaking some of the attached power wires, causing a fire at the factory. Although the fire caused some damage to the factory, the factory was still able to function, except for the fact that hitting the pole caused a power cut.
The fire would not normally have occurred under such circumstances, however due to the exceptionally high earth [[Electrical resistance|resistance]] of that neighbourhood, caused the fire.<!--confused-->
The factory owners claimed damages for the fire, as well as damages for loss of production(economic loss) due to the related power cut.
== Held ==
As the fire was not foreseeable, there was no [[Legal liability|liability]]. However, as the loss of production was due to the power cut, and the driver was negligent, an award for damages for [[economic loss]] was made.
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