SUPREME COURT
WATHIiSin.KK'S CLAIM. Jlis Honour Mr. Justir.u ".isking ;iml a jury of four yesterday rwiimerl the. hcaiin},' ol' a claim for £500 daniagr*. Tho plainliß was Jolin Henry Whil.fi. or Wellington, wnlrrsidcr. and Ihn (icfcudiiniH wcrn Ilicharilson mid Co., jitil., of Napier. Plaintiff alleged that, whiln assisting In disir.hiirgfi nirgo from Hie defendant, .company's Klciinirtliip Ripple hn rt*:dv(Ml Injuries through the ncelis«m:i! oi: a tellowwipvanl. in common nniiploj'ment with himself. Hn had liin rigltit forearm broken, and sin™ the accident he had been unahlc lo undertake work of any kind. He was advised that his disability would continue indefinitely, that the, arm would always be more or Icae disabled, a.nd that 11, TfiiH permanently deformed. Defendants contended that, this ae.cidont was n pure misadventure or was due to plaintiffs own neglect. Mr. P. J. O'Rogan appeared for the plaintiff, and Air. 0. P. Skerrctt and Mr. T. W. Hislop for the defendant compaur,. The jury returned at. 6.45 p.m. with a verdict, for the, defendants. They aW found flint, thoro wan noi negligence on the part of tho wlrchman.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3114, 19 June 1917, Page 9
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