COMPENSATION
WATERSIDER LOSES CLAIM
(By Telegraph—Press Association) /
WELLINGTON, August 19
A watersider, Joseph O’Brien, is pursuing a claim in the Supreme Court before His Honour Mr Justice Smith, against the Dunedin-Wanganui Shipping Co., arising from an accident on the Holmdale, the plaintiff alleging permanent injury, in regard to which medical evidence was given assessing the injury at two-thirds of plaintiff S earning capacity. Plaintiff was struck by cargo falling out of a sling, and negligence is alleged on the part of defendants in allowing the cargo to be loaded on the principle of block stowing, and in failing to provide fore and aft space of at .east eleven feet between the fore and aft ends of the hatch. coamings and the nearest cross beam. It is also contended that the omission of the hatchman to stop the hoist until the sling bud ceased spinning contributed to the accident. The claim is for £ISOO.
The defence is that the breaking up of the sling was a pure accident and defendant himself was negligent in failing to step clear after making up the sling; also in preparing the. sling and in other ways. The plaintiff was non-suited.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1929, Page 3
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195COMPENSATION Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1929, Page 3
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