SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES
MOTORISTS AND MARGIN OF SAFETY [Peis United Press Association.] INVERCARGILL, February 28. John H. Kerr, aged fourteen, was awarded £1,120 damages against David Baird, a contractor, for injuries sustained through being knocked down by a motor iorry, which passed over his leg. Medical evidence showed that the boy had undergone four operations, and that the foot might require amputation.
The question at issue was whether the defendant, in passing, had allowed the boy, who was cycling, sufficient room.
Judge Sim said that as the road was wide enough there was no need for the defendant to be so far over on the left side when passing. No driver was entitled to sail so close to the wind. He should have provided for a proper margin of safety.
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Evening Star, Issue 19802, 28 February 1928, Page 2
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129SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES Evening Star, Issue 19802, 28 February 1928, Page 2
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