HORSEMAN V. CAR.

Otaki Mail, 22 August 1923, Page 4

HORSEMAN V. CAR.

ige. i.oTiGX UE IiIGIIT OF WAV. hi the MiigiiU Coun, Levin on iiiiUMiay, jicnry i?auil ilil’lliui, 0; tjLlUij, ciulijii.'U til- S Lii il O. -SI I ■ ■uu... ~a.;i, i j.a’.Mi.'.i, iliglli IsCi, i ti ; ju-isiijii .\viul, i'Jl iUllTgCl. tl tpi l Cia L (UIZ in ;;: 'J \ aitlt! IL ZIUISCI cui.ji-a uy ucicnuunl totcing it oii b jjnugo ana »u u.uK.iig it cm-shy. ■ -Uz' i\. 1.. .-\d;uJib uppeuleu zur lilt ; planum, tile uvienuum cohUucliug : ms, uv.ii case, Cuum-wi ioi lii!.' plaintiff, in opemne lji • l ii.- , siiiu ij!,. L jus, ciis-'iii was rutiu r ; uu’o»» i!a' i Hi.ill unujjc, w iiili uvii'llUrlif's i.’al came '.'ii 1" il. Dosii. ii'UJodii ni iKick, iiiui iwentuaa> u.uciii. pie.uuMVs ii.'ii.a ail' lilt-' ..i- . 0 -. cnoaing ait iiijiu \ compiumI'li la’. ; hints'. lieUl'V .glliili a nil tW 1■! I’ 1 1' I I la. L V,.a il ill' o, a: a, , |, . all till' J Ail .'.jy ii; sov, a 0.1, iljti laII .! i a,,! I'll 1 111- I-ia. >1 Ilka a z nil iii ,;i:i across m lory ii .i. 1 1 i•■:. 11 ail ill iiio bridge. ii lit 1 oar ;,,.... aa i . Mopping aa: I i.oili ail. !1" ,0 W . 11l mill lla, I ||. aI , [in- ;|II ,i' 1 ill.. : was all i > II 111 i I lila I a la . i a 1 , a i low [Hill I a lat ; [lit' ill lii.-’ | LK'iemluni tola turn m gw ■ ■ | tho bridge or in would run him oil. 1 lie Tien come ou, ami witness wits | forced lo turn his horse round ana j ride oil the bridge. The cur iolluw- ; ed at a speed which hnx-ed him 10 | rid.. 1 at a dangerous poet' on Tie wot ! bridge, Vince then ids 'noise had hi Cm oar shy, and on one ooeusion ou j inciting a car, had jumped J clean oif til*' toad. Previous so this j ihe horse had noi boon U'iyihenod id i oars. As a nitepayor lie tiiouglu tins I manor should be brought under pub- { lie notice, a, iherc was a lot ol this sort ol thing going on. Tile Bench : Why did you not bring this action under the by-laws then, i: von win c only thinking oi t he public? Witness : I hud to consider the damclone to my horse. O il" Bench : Why did yon no! rid,.. Im.si ? 11 Tie la une win imi • ur-shy mid (hero was room t<> pass, wni dm ■’ vii no: 1 1 1 ■ so? l! seems to uv thai I, .m in km w Ti. .a was a by-law and was u i ing io uphold in 'I hr- din om lil i \ an': lion ! i "in taking Tic pi esent. .iiiui. 1m i it iii- iai 1> wm Uei I to in •- 11.. I,| t h,. by-law. a, could be doin' j i.l iu.'iwise. (li i ,ss-.-.\i)!i i ill,' I. w ilni'-s -aid lb I I;.,:-,. V, Us live y- (, I - old. lie was ol i I the bridge Wij "ll 11" saw the car upj ini ia ii 1 1 g. an 1 1 raise,| a ; I'ol t■' y. ' oil (..-I > li.'V i-iaiab,a [ t led r m ' u T : !.ridge Helen,lan: -n,pneii ih - , ~r all, i be ii, M in, lim band he him ■ • do so. lie , ii,!;,;,! : iliU cam a t, ll >i\■ k Was il not a : 1 : Tire Vo ! r , ,1,1 Ule ! ! ill 1 > oil We ! e ~ I e ep,lV ■ 1 . ■' ami i, ia r i ia ~ I Ii" rich; "I i lie I Hid „e. Witne-s: Xu. Defend,mi! : V',u admit Tim the imrs" was hoi I mi ni band 11" del i;,,i play up or anytiiiiig. Wit! u-b : No- he Was leu em-...d> be i 01'C* Sill C. Dm. 11 ,1 at U : Now- wa- i t lice mm e!y that you wme angry, and so stale. d the trouble? Wim,.-; No. I le ongilii Tie a, t;■ e: in Tie I!! eo'.-.'i - (,1 1 lie ~.,,llillll!llily. \Y. X. Aml.'iTon, i loiniiy Fngim cir gvnl'li, guv,. (rii[ in" ■ ■ ilia! ziierc w; - a gr.-m den 1 of trouble laiely dm' curs passing lenses on bridges, and in severe 1 eases, a "ei, i, ai: - had vmy neaTy ocelli ivd. Av oiding to tie 1., -l.i VC ~ : rb. 1 ! ,vci ' - Il'!;i T -uniy. a car was no 3 supposed to conn; on in a bridge when a lense. either raid n or in a vehicle, was on it. In answer to delenda.'i!, lie hut d i, ; 1 ia; 111. wid Ti oi tip bridge in <pi.slion w• i - J?, 11. !;. doeia idl Wa l I-. debuela! i'. ,i■■ p. - ■ e.i i•, ha*, ing ijjeu ',a,died ~11" mu] • tpe iiiid g, ■ a - j ,'a int iff -a. .'i e to la' t.nlic i me! I I,- oil imi "i. a di.-miun . bn: '.-.a- I'Ull.el up \vh"ii aiiour oii" thild of Te dis?aiic aai <, -. I’laiuTlf mine up and .-.homed, “i hj Pa, a,. i j<j iced.. You lia v,- i,., J'l gi it on Tie bridge. I am a I'ut'-payer •| Pier, a j ip-,;a r>', i t,, in. pi, nty oi J, „an f e’,' bun n. g'el and ’be leU'se was ft i... rfe : y ,j:i e i. Timt din; ,’ 1..-hn 1 - J all’ ill;, i i ".".-n . 1 1 1 u e' ce cmm • utc ’. ’ I"o,ii.t :id Tem ti'ined and r d.- "id Tie i.i;’b ige, Mr Adams; Van bare, a hnv ipiiel -Tory of 1:. Id" yt_.it deny That : v“U on. led your horn ? Wee.".: I "a - le e d !’!'- big tie; e.i! bii: 1 ,io nos think that Tie horn vmm , tooted. Mr AiiUie : You d, ny ,iim 'le"- dnvi 1-r was excited arid kept oh tooling ; tho horn? ! Witness : Yes. Tie eiiiy ■■■:.• wjm j wa- e ■ed !e; Was your shout. .V. B. Edwards, on of ’he defendi ini. rnve O'-id. -1 i 0,., Tiaf j ia in; iff was coming on to ihe bridge from Mg' .•n,i a- he canto on to ; t front ih*v other. had run on lor about onei nil.i ol iii.- IcngTi oi The I,ridge fuel had Tem pulled U|,. Plaintiff bud toid them to get hack, and they had asped him h he could not ride past. To Mr Adams: He had stopped the "at as soon as possible which arv un’o.i for :’ne fact that he- had not got further than 0n.;,-third across the hi i,ige. I'daintiff had r.-fused to pass, j alhough th.-re was room, and had' , T en Turned imund ami ridden off. He ) h,-.i '■■igiwf-d n- anon- four or five ; mTes n,u hour. 1- wars not correct I Thai tile plaintiff had had to canter mo keen ahead. \V Tantniii,, taxi-driver, f.evin, de-jmsz-d to having been apitroamoing tin.: bridge a: the time of Tie Trouble, and saw ’ plaintiff Goi.ozng off the bridge. He wa.-, traveiiing at an easy pace. He did not hear the horn rooted. Constable Bagrie. said the *zatt.-r hau been repor(-d to him, and he had made !u<pjiries ai'd submitted i the case ; . the insr.emor ho Palmers-j ton Xonh as one of n.-m'iigen- driving. He was informed that the police would not take the case up. brut That the plaintiff might he so desired. Defendant; Them means trust the ■use is a trivial one. CorisVTTe Bagrie: X my mind. 1 know T he bridge, arid I know hors- = ami i mi siuer the' i- was fiarigirou- ?■•' nitenipT to pass on the bridge. Befeiidant protested that 5* was hard on him that ho should b* brought, down here on such a -hsrg.-*. ’■ le Bench : You rrvght hr,Ntcn ; brought down under the by-laws. V. seems io me that in this cas-3 hi igu.ent must be given for defendant Apnaremiv p’aintiff knew the law -nd Though: he should argue I" on*. I: +he horse has become sby. it is Tie ‘ plainuffs ow n fault. The casewill be given for defs-ndniu wunom costs. ,1., 1..,.1 I