UNIQUE CLAIM.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1923, Page 1

UNIQUE CLAIM.

FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

[tty TKl.l'.U lt AJ’il —rEK CHESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON. Dec. 3

A claim was made iu the Arbitrtutam Court to-day by Ray George Ryan, a waterside worker, against the Union Steamship Coy. Ltd., lor compensation for the loss ot an eye, resulting I rout an accident while tlie plaintiff was working for the defendant company. Mr P. J. O Regan appeared for the plaiutiU, and Alt' ( . J. White for the Union Coy.

Mr O'Regati said In- thought the .case wits absolutely unique because the plaintiff' was over !K> years of age when he was; mi j tired. D was a remarkable thing that a man of that age should be doing the work ot a waterside worker. Mr O Regan added that of course, the plaintiff was not ostensibly !>!> years of ago when ho Wits hurt. The plaintiff was now tn years

The company iu its statement of defence, said that, the plaintiff had on t 1,,. Bth. June. 15)21. recovered front Ills injuries in so far as being totally incapacitated ior work was eonoei nod, and the Company was. on that date, prepared tn pay to the plaintiff a lump sum iu sett lenient of his claim under the Act, but owing to the

plaintiff’s great- age, lie «' :iS uual, '° iuul employment, and, »>’ enanKcHient tlie Company eontinuod weekly payments ol £- IS S *kl in lieu of sett ling for a lump sum. 'J lie tomponv luul paiif in lull a sum of £370 to the plaintiff, whereas the Company's total liahiliiv under the Act uniounied to C'3s- Ss (Id. fu ' iev. of

p;i vmriil ' li'.odo 1 1 v thr (nm|>au\. and tli«‘ ntto nl' tho phiimill'. and all the ,in iiDi'danri's, it was a-n ad that pmeeodiiip;* should ho discotiumn'd so as lo onahlo a soUk-moul to lie arrived at-.