A Christchurch home owner says he'll fight insurer Southern Response to the very end, after learning he's being forced back into court for an appeal, after already winning his case.
Last month the High Court found the government-owned quake insurer had misled and deceived Karl and Alison Dodds when it kept secret from them a higher estimate to rebuild their quake damaged home - meaning they unwittingly settled for hundreds of thousands of dollars less.
The Dodds begged Southern Response not to appeal the decision - so they could move on from their years long battle - but on Thursday Southern Response confirmed it will appeal.
Lisa Owen spoke to Karl Dodds who says Cabinet Ministers Grant Robertson and Megan Woods - and two Southern Response officials delivered the news.
Southern Response declined to be interviewed on Checkpoint. In statement it says "this was not an easy decision for anyone".
Southern Response says it is appealing to gain better clarity around its legal obligation to go back in time to claims settled on a full and final basis and pay people more than they were entitled to at the time their claim was settled.
