DAMAGES FOR MAIMING BOY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1778, 17 June 1913, Page 4

DAMAGES FOR MAIMING BOY.

NO PAYMENT MADE. ! DEFENDANT GOES BANKRUPT. ' (By Tolegi'iph.—l'ic<?3 Association." Auckland, Juno IS. Damages and oosta totalling XiOO Gs, were awarded by a Supremo Court jury 5 in February last to H. L. Hartnow (as fruitr<liau of his five-year-old son Phillip Roland Hartnow) against Oswald James i Melvern in respect to injuries sustained bv the boy in a motor-oar accident, ilia I sequel was the recont filing of a petitiott in bankruptcy by Molvcrn, whose creditors wore callo-l together to-day. Hartnow was ropresantecf by Mr. 11. P. lowle.. Mr. A. E. Devoro appeared for bankrupt, whoso statement showed/a total haburtST of £403 Gs., comprising the amount ol tno Supremo Court judgment. The assets were declared to bo nil. . ■ . .. In course of examination ,by the Official Assignee, bankrupt stated that «a was a fancy-goods salesman, and lived with his father at Epsom. Ho had don® ino work siiuco February last. 11 o Md. applied for work in New l>lym<n.tlj, i «d had answered advertisements in Auckland, but had not'obtained employment. He was only prepared to work if ho obtained employment iu a fancy-goodßshop.Hoknow that it was oartly through Ins fault that the bov Phillip Holtrnd Hartnow had been j,mimed for life, hifs left arm being paralysed. Bankrupt's father gave him money, for necessaries . . , Bankrupt admitted . m reply to Mr. Tovlo that his object in films was to rid liimsolf of tire debt incurred under /ho iudgmont. It would bo a drawback to Mr.' Towlo applied for permission to examine bankrupt's fatlier nm that, since his father was banlirupt s me soui'co of inconio, and as be nugut have prospects from his M-her, cvidenco of the lattcr's position would bo i Mr. Dovoro objected, ana tho Ommt Assignee stated that, in face of thei obnuorum, the proper place to ventilate tho matter would bo in Court, wheal bankrupt applied for his discharge. Tho Official Assignee intimated that it was his intention to oppose an op]phenfaon fnr discharge an this estato u notmng further wcto done by bankrupt in tho may of discharging his liabilities bcfoio his nnnlication.