CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.

Shannon News, 15 April 1924, Page 2

CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.

A SHANNON CASE

A claim for comp m n'.'.c.i lor an accident incurred, white wuriung at a flaxinill .was brought by a man named Christopher Rigoy, oi biiannon, in the Arbitration Court, against tiie Whitanui Flaxmiiiing Company. The incident out of Wuicu the claim arose took place in April, iy22, when plaintiff lining a bundle of flax got a sharp pain wi the back and 'Was unable to continue working, nor had been able to work since. He was now advised that his disability Wiouid be permanent. NO 'compensation had been paid in respect to tiie accident, for the reason that his condition was wrongly diagnosed, ami he was unaware oi tins uinii l'■ Hilary, 1922. Mr P. J. O’Kegoi n.ppi-aifcd for ’pkuntiff, who claimed £3 6s per week from the time of the accident up to the time of the trial, and a lump sum in, settlement oi future payments. t The defence, as presented by Mr Treadwell, was to the effect that plaintiff’s condition was due not to any accident but to organic kidney disease, and that defendants, therefore, were not liable. After hearing evidence, the court reserved its decision.