Liability For Accidents.
SUPREME COURT POWERS,
PRESS ASSOCIATION
WellingtoD, last night. The Chief Justice gave judgment on a point arising out of the Supreme Court proceedings in the claim for compensation for an accident to an employee. There was a question raised as to whether tho Supreme Court liad the same jurisdiction and powers as the Arbitration Court to give a lump sum in compensation for an accident sustained by a worker. His Honor ruled that this power did rest ill the Supreme Court, and that it could be exercised upon application by either employee.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1844, 27 August 1906, Page 2
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95Liability For Accidents. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1844, 27 August 1906, Page 2
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