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VICTIMISATION?

CLAIM Foil £I,OOO. . Wellington, Feb. 19. A case is being heard at the Supremo Court in which a seaman named James McGregor claims £I,OOO damages from the Wellington Seamen’s Union on the grounds that plaint iff was '’wrongfully expelled from I lie Union, which had since prevented him from following his usual occupation. According to counsel, some time in December plaintiff was on the steamer John, on which was also a young fellow named Simpson. Complaint was made (hat the last named was not a member of the Union, and plaintiff offered to pay his subscription. The offer was refused; and later plaintiff complained to the Assistant-Secre-tary of the Union regarding the mata ter, and the Assistant-Secretary demanded from McGregor the amount of the hitter’s subscription then due. McGregor went to the Union office and paid the money, and said the Assistant-Secretary should go abont bis business in a more sober manner, lie did not mean in any sense that the Assistant-Secretary was drunk. Next day the executive of the Union met, and McGregor was told to apologise to the Assist-ant-Secretary. He declined and was expelled from the Union, but denied receiving notice of expulsion. It was alleged that at the instance of the Union he was prevented from shipping on various coastal steamers under the threat that if he was employed the crews would come out. His Honour, in addressing thq jury, said assuming that the plaintiff was wrongfully dismissed, lie was entitled to any pecuniary loss that he might have suffered. It was not a case in which the jury would he justified in awarding punitive damages. All the plaintiff was entitled to was reasonable compensation for the loss he had suffered, and was likely to suffer, until the cast) was determined. After a retirement of less than 20 minutes the jury brought in a verdict awarding the plaintiff £l5O damages. Argument on questions of law have yet to be heard, and in thq meantime counsel for plaintiff has to tile a motion for judgment.

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19200221.2.18

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2093, 21 February 1920, Page 3

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VICTIMISATION? Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2093, 21 February 1920, Page 3

VICTIMISATION? Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2093, 21 February 1920, Page 3

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