JURY DISAGREES.
NEGLIGENT DRIVING CHARGE. QUESTION OF DAZZLING LIGHTS. (Special to the “ Guardian.”) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Should a motorist stop when the glaring lights of an approaching vehicle appear likely to dazzle him? A jury in the Supreme Court yesterday was asked to answer the question, but failed to agree after four hours’ retirement. The trial was that of Frank Rowland Coe, a farmer, of Broomfield, North Canterbury, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligently driving a motor-truck on the Main North. Road, thereby causing the death of a cyclist, Alfred Hadler. Mr Justice Northcroft, who presided at the hearing, ordered a second trial. The jury retired at 12.10, and at 4.10 returned without a verdict. “That is quite definite,” the foreman of the jury said when he informed the Court that no decision had been reached. “I appreciate the effort you have made to come to a decision on an important matter,” his Honor said. A new trial was then ordered, but no definite date was fixed. Bail was allowed as before.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 247, 30 July 1937, Page 6
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175JURY DISAGREES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 247, 30 July 1937, Page 6
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