IS SHE A DEPENDENT?
A DAUGHTER. WHO WORKS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Auckland, Last Night. An interesting point in regard to the pecuniary loss caused to a typiste by her father's death was raised before Mr. Justice Salmond at the Supreme Court this morning, during the hearing of an application for the apportionment of £750 damages paid by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand to the dependents of an employee, William Thomas DQnald, who was killed on the wharf in September, 1919.
The legal position of Donald's youngeat daughter, employed as a typiste in a city office, was discussed, the question raised being whether she was a dependent when she earned her' own living, although under 21 years of age. The girl made no claim for damages. His Honor asked if the Court could say that she suffered no pecuniary loss by her father's death. After discussion, the Court awarded £SO to the youngest daughter, £2OO to another daughter, who was over 21, but not earning wages, and £SOO to the widow, Mrs. Emma Donald.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1920, Page 5
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175IS SHE A DEPENDENT? Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1920, Page 5
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