SEQUEL TO A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8539, 20 September 1907, Page 5

SEQUEL TO A FATAL ACCIDENT.

By Telegraph—Press Association

WELLINGTON, September 19

A case was before the Supreme Court, to-day, as a sequel to the accident at Miramar in November last, when a carter named Corfield, employed by John Keir, was killed by a live electric light wire lying across the road which he went to lift out of the way. Keir is now suing the Electric Light Company for £lO5, being the amount which his insurance company had paid Corfield's widow. Negligence on the part of the Electric Company is alleged. At the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff, Mr Skerrett asked for an adjournment in order that corroborative evidence might be obtained from Sydney as to the marriage between the deceased and Mrs Corfiold and her dependence upon him. After some argument it was agreed that the witnesses for the defence should be called without prejudice to Mr Myers' right to address the Court or move for a non-suit. His Honour reserved his decision upon the application for an adjournment.

Evidence was then called on behalf of the defendant Company. It went to show that the wire was properly insulated, and was stretched from pole tu pole at a reasonable and safe height from the roadway. The case stands adjourned sine die.