MOTOR ACCIDENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 September 1919, Page 6

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

SEQUEL IN COURTAt the sitting of the Eltham Court on Wednesday (the Argus reports) the clerk (Mr*W. H. Freeman) read the decision of Mr W. R. McKean, S.M., in the cases of Moir v. Mills and Wallace v. Mills, a claim for damages for injuries to the clothing of the plaintiffs through being knocked down by defendant's motor car on the Mountain road on July 6. The case was heard on the last court day. After outlining the happenings at the time of the accident, the Magistrate pointed out that the evidence all went to prove that at the time it occurred defendant was driving at about walking pace on account of the dazzling headlights of another car which had just been met. In slowing down to such a pace the driver was taking all necessary care and precautions. There was no evidence to show that that there was: any fault on the part of defendant The Magistrate pointed out that at the time of the hearing he reserved his judgment to see whether he could find a report of a case that occurred whilst the recent English lighting restrictions were in force, but had been unable to find any such report. In addition to this the Magistrate said that the plain tiffs themselves were not observing tin rule of the road, which required that al pedestrians should take the right-ham 1 side of the road. He also deprecated the use of dazzling headlights, and expressed regret that the law against thi.was not enforced. Judgment in each case was for the de fendant with costs.