RESERVED DECISION.
IN MOTOR COLLISION CASE. Reserved decision has been given in the case arising out of a collision on the Martinborough JSoad, when R. Jepson claimed from R. Donald the sum of £77 14s 9d, being £52 14s 9d cost of repairs to his car, and £25 depreciation. The Magistrate said that ho found from the evidence that plaintiff was driving at a moderate speed, with all due caution and care, both before he reached the barrier and when he was at the barrier. The plaintiff was also as far over to the left as possible. Ho was satisfied that the defendant was driving at an excessive speed as he approached the culvert and drove over it, and the defendant did not keep as far over to the left as possible. There was ample space for the two cars to pass on the culvert, if both drivers had been careful. There was no doubt that the defendant was negligent in the driving and handling of his car, and he would therefore accordingly pnter judgment for the plaintiff for £4O; Court costs £3 3s; solicitor fee £4 3sand witness’s expenses £1 4s.
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Wairarapa Age, 3 February 1927, Page 3
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192RESERVED DECISION. Wairarapa Age, 3 February 1927, Page 3
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