THIRD PARTY RISK

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1933, Page 6

THIRD PARTY RISK

AMENDMENT TO ACT SOUGHT,

PROPOSAL BEFORE THE HOUSE.

(Per Press Association — Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, October .19

•In the''House, Mr Ansell asked whether the Government would introduce legislation during the present session to amend the Motor Vehicles Insurance \tlnrd party risks) Act, to provide, under the contract of insurance, for payment of damages on account of any third party killed or injured as the result of a motor accident caused through the negligence of‘ the driver of a vehicle, where the negligent party himself had been killed. He cited a ease in which.it had been held that although the deceased driver had been negligent and had caused the accident whereby in addition to' causing serious damage or injury to a third party the .properly of the third party had been injured, the deceased had also brought about his own death by negligence, and the right of plaintiff against deceased had died with deceased.

Mr Coates replied .that instructions had been issued for the, preparations of legislation to meet cases of the kind, and at an early date, the draft legislation would be considered by the Government, with a view to its introduction this session;