ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
QUIBBLES OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY, CfOOD VERDICT FOR THE INJURED MAN, .(Per Press Association), WELLINGTON, last night' A point of considerable importance came before the Arbitration Court today under the Compensation for Accidents Act. Charles Barry claimed a sum of £3OO from the New Zealand Shipping Company for injuries received while working on one of the Company’s ships. The facts were admitted, hut the insurance company which was- under contract to the Shipping Company contended that as a claim was not formally made within three months it lapsed. Barry, whose back was broken, asked a friend to notify the Company of his claim, and this was done verbally within the three months. He could not have made the claim personally, being incapacitated. The questions submitted to the Court were (I) What is a claim under the Act ?, (2)'Must a fqrraal claim be made ? (3) Must the claim be in writing ? (4) To whom must the claim be made ? After hearing argument it was held by tho Court that the claim need not be made in writing, and, moreover, in the present case, the Company had admitted liability in the letters' Rearing on the case, and judgment was therefore given for Barry, for the full amount of £3OO, and also for costs.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 544, 14 October 1902, Page 3
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