ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 135, 29 May 1908, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

u>.Mri-:NM'jiip.\ c.\st;. Per Press Association. WVlliiinUm. L,i-t Hi.' Arbitration "curt to-.lav if-iiinfl (li- lir-arins of thi- <•;!<<■ in niiit.-h K. K. | iioj/kin-oii i-laiim-il Si:V«) i-oiii|ic-n=.ition from .1. .1. K. -I'uiwll on inrmint of tinlo-- of his left If/, which wan amputated, a, claimant ;illej:i-<l. as the ri'-ult of an injury rro-ivi-il in ivs|iu]ii|i'iit't, ijiiarrv at lVncirrow. 'i'lu- h'j,' wu- am|iiitatij at \V«-t4|Kirt a year or s'J after tli.' iircM'-ltt hapin'iicl. ami it was ni li'ii-il Ity tin- ri'-pumli'iit-. in IU-t'i-iu-i-, that ( •iii|n'ii-atioifwa- |iaiil tu IMjrldiison at tlw tiiiM' of tin- ati-itlt'iil. anil that lh.> aiii|iiitatiun wa, r.'inli-ri-il iieiv-sary on account of claimant'- habits ami l!i,oii"b hi- own al-o alh'/fl tli.it claimant hail "ivcll a rr<-.'i|tt for Ci H»„ in full -ati-fai-lioli of his claim-. In tin- i-i.hv-i- of hi- <-vi- • .i.-ii.v claimant ih-nii'il tin- surest ion 1 ihat iiliiU- tin- original injury lo his 1,.^

was l-cing treated by Dr. Mackin. and -üb-cipioiitly. he u,i- of intemperate habits. In opening the c,i,-c for the defence Mr- lieadwcll urged that there ■ ould be ii" connection shown between the original slight injury and the amputation that the claimant had not t ik.-ii ica-oiiable means for minimising the risk of further injury, and that the claimant had given and knew what be v.-.is doing when ho gave a receipt in full for the compensation received in respect ..I tlie original injury. The Court reserved its deci-ioii.