LOSS OF A HUSBAND.
DAMAGES AGAINST A LOCAL «■ BODY. PER ntESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, August 25. At tlio civil sittings of the Auckland Supreme Court, before His Honor Sir Tustice Edwards, Mary Rogers churned from tlio Dcvonport Borough Council £ISOO damages for alleged injuries re* coived by her late husband under oir. cumstances which pointed to carelessness on the part of the Devonport borough Council's' officers, She sued for the benefit of herself and children. On November 13th lust, the deceased vas in charge of horses near the Devoiporfc Wharf, when the horses became startled by the testing of water by a Council official, and he was killed. After hearing evidence as to the circumstances attending the accident, the fury awarded £925 damages to be lividcd betweon Mrs Rogers and her •children.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81831, 25 August 1906, Page 2
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131LOSS OF A HUSBAND. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81831, 25 August 1906, Page 2
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