SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1925, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

[BY TKLWiJ'.AI’II —full I'UIwSS ASSOCIATION.] AKCKBAXD, .May Hb A sei|lie! to the death of Mrs Evelyn H. .Slovens, widow, of Ngaruawahia. is an action begun in Hie Supremo Court wherein the Executor and trustee in her estate are suing David Douglas Walhre Martin, modieu! practitioner, and James Thomas Douce. archited, eb'iining £17)0(1 damages. Rlaintilf alleges that on the night of the 17th. May. .Stevens was knocked down by Dr. Martin's ear. receiving injuries from which «lie died and that Dr. Martin was driving north and Dome was driving in the op; o-ite dire lion with headlights (listing a brilliant glare along the road. There are three eiiihlieii, aged ten to fifteen years dependent upon the deceased. Dr. Martin admitted that Dome's lights were dazzling, but denied that lie ran over or knocked down Mrs Ktevi ns. lie claimed that the iaLalit.v was caused by de. eased's negligence or by the combined negligence ol .Mrs Slovens and Donee. Donee made similar denials.

DA.MAGICS CLAIM. AUCKLAND, .May 1 J At the Supreme Court, All's l.diiiu I'humas. a hoarding house keeper, chinned yt'd'.l damage- truin' M ami Manna and Main; Autuiiielle Mewart. trailing a- toilet experts under the name of .Miss AEElwain. for injuries

allegedly received through the treatment oi her hair with i-ouie deleterious Mibstamc or in an un.-kilful, negligent or improper manner, as a result whereof she was afflii ted with sores lrum which she suffered great pain, and Her general health was injuriously allotted.

Tiie defence denied the use ul any deleterious substance and also denied unskilful treatment.

Rlaintilf gave evidence that alter the treatment her hair began to tall out and one morning her nose was hallway across her eyes, her ears were tliiec times their normal size and turning purple, while her scalp was swollen and till, sores were all disi barging, in the sic olid Week her eyesight wa- aliened and her hair had been cut oil’ close to the -ealp. 'i he disease spread to other parts of her hodv. Her eyelids and lips (■racked. Kinally she consulted a doctor.

Cross-examined, witness said that about 18 months previously she used “lne: to" (.11 the top (I her head. Hie did not know the smell ol Henna. Tw,, doctors gave evidence as to the plaintiffs sidferings. They stated that tests with .Malvina and Diccfo a ore made on plaint,ill s arm. Ihe fo, - mer produced no irritation, but the latter caused severe inllnmmatioii. p'or the defence, Air Quarterly sail the phi in l ill’ had to prove that she got poisoning and that she got it from Eli" defendants’ treatment. A hide assistant would say that she gave the treatment for whi: h plaint ill' asked aiul that she used dean cud new brushes. She suggested that it was 1 os-uhle the sulphur in the preparation asked for was the <au.se of the trouble. "Evidence was given as to the u-e of perfectly dean brushes.

INYERC'AIKMI.Ti SENTENCE -4 . INVERCARGILL. May 19. The Supreme Court sessions have opened. The calendar is light. Joint Walter .lolmston. for forgery :it Tapanui received three years probation; -lames Duncan for lorging a cheque at I.timsdeu. three years informative treatment ; Harrell BnrnaIjv for escaping from the IFrstal institution and thelt lro’.ii dwellings, live years' velonnative.