CLAIM FOE DAMAGES.
Mr Beetham, S.M., has given judgment in the case of H. J. Bennett (Mr Bruges) v the Westport Coal Company, Limited (Mr Kippenberger). 'The plaintiff eought to recover £200 by way of damages for injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the company's workmen while discharging coal from the hulk Marie at Lyttelton. Tho Magistrate found tiiat tie winohman should not have run on tho basket of coal when the plaintiff was not ready to receive it. He also found that the gear used wae inadequate for the work to be performed, end that the attention of the company bad. boon repeatedly directed to this fact. Hμ VWrship further found that the injuries received by the plaintiff bnd already, incapacitated him from work for nine months, and that, according to the medical evidence, he would probably be unfit for duty for the next three' months. "He assessed the damage suffered by the plaintiff at £2 per week, and gave judgment in hi* favour for £104 and costs.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11507, 13 February 1903, Page 5
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170CLAIM FOE DAMAGES. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11507, 13 February 1903, Page 5
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