PHOTO: LEILANI HATCH/STUFF – Ken Thurston’s attempt to sue ANZ $78.3 million has been thrown out of court.

A high-profile failed Manawatū businessman who once set his ute on fire on the steps of Parliament has had an attempt to sue ANZ Bank for nearly $80 million thrown out of court.

Ken Thurston, of Bunnythorpe, represented himself in the High Court at Palmerston North, and claimed the bank sold 17 of his properties through mortgagee sales without serving him with the required documents in 2010.

 

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