Damages Awarded to Widow.
A verdict in favour of plaintiff was returned and £693 14s damages awarded by the jury in the Supreme Court, Wellington, which heard the suit of Ann Humphreys, widow, for damages for the death of her only son.. Clive McL. Humphreys, aged 18, who was killed in an accident at Newtown on April 19. Plaintiff, who proceeded as administratrix of the estate of her son, claimed £lOOO general damages and £43 14s special damages from Henry John Cavell, van driver, and his employer, Agatha May Bell, baker and pastrycook. Plaintiff’s son died shortly after a cycle he was riding collided with a van driven by Cavell at the corner of Wilson Street and Owen Street, Wellington, and plaintiff alleged that the accident was the result of the van driver's negligence.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 August 1938, Page 4
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134Damages Awarded to Widow. Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 August 1938, Page 4
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