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MOTORIST SUED FOR SPEEDING. DUNEDIN, February 14. Walter Phillip Hailes, described by the Magistrate as a mcxia.ee to the public was fined £lO for driving a highpowered. motor at a dangerous speed, and a like amount for failing to stop When he knocked down and injured a man. His license was cancelled for two years. DAMAGES CLAIM FAILS. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 14. In the Supreme Court to-day, Robert Redfratts Sandford, a carter, sued Ed gar Johnston, a former employee of the plaintiff for £5OO damages for alleged slander. It was alleged that Johnston had made an unfounded charge of dishonesty against Sandford, in suggesting that he had stolen a sack of coal. The case was heard by Mr Justice Adams and a jury of twelve. The verdict was for the defendant, with costs
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Grey River Argus, 15 February 1927, Page 6
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