LAW REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 90, 9 January 1918, Page 9

LAW REPORTS

COURT OF APPEAL

A COMPENSATION CASE

Tiie Court of Appeal held a short sitting yesterday morning. The Chid Justice (Sir ltobert Stout) presided, and with him on the Bench were Mr. Justice Denniston and Mr. Justice Chapman. The Court delivered its decision upon motions for judgment in the case ol David Jno. Miller, of Lyttelton, wharf labourer, against the TJ.S.S. Co., Ltd. The plaintiff in the Supreme Court claimed £2552 10s; damages for injuries received through a fall into the .'hold of one of the company's vessels. The jury returned a verdict in lie favour for the full amount, and judgment was moved for. The defendant company applied to have the amouiu reduced to £501), alleging that if therewas negligence which rendered the company liable such negligence was the negligence- of someone in common employment with the plaintiff. The matter was removed to the Court- of A]>peal, and was there argued by Mr. S. Q. Raymond. K.C., and Mr. I ? . lv Hunt (for the plaintiff), and Mr. G. P. Skerrott, K. 0., and Mr. H. J. Beswick (for the defendant company). The plaintiff died recently, and bis widow was therefore substituted as plaintiff. ' ' The Court allowed the appeal of the defendant company, and granted the plaintiff leave to appeal to the Privy Council.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. A ehort sitting of the Magistrates Court was held yesterday morning, Mr. W. G. Riddeil, S.M., being on the Bench. „ • A Norwegian named Silmer wilsen, a seaman on board a vessel in pert, was convicted of disorderly behaviour in Manners Street while drunk, and was fined 205., with the alternative of serving seven days in gaol. For insobriety two first offenders were convicted and discharged. A remand to January 16 was granted in the case against William Aitken, who was charged that between August 10, 1917, and January 7, 1918, at Wellington, he did forge an official document signature in a soldier's pay-book, with intent that it should be acted upon as genuine.