DAMAGES AWARDED
SEQUEL TO MOTOR SMASH I Per Pre* Association. I NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 23. ‘ Special damages of £B5l 9s 9d and 1 general damages of £2250 were ! awarded Percy J. Morris, of Whanga- ' nr.omona. by a jury in the Supreme ' Court to-day in an action against Edgar R. Putt, of Ofakeho, as a result of an accident at Tokaoro about I two and a-half years ago, the jury ; finding that the other defendant in ! the action. Alexander Riley, of Ngalea, Thames, did not contribute to the accident. Judgment was entered for Morris for the sum named. The case was ’he outcome of a collision between Putt’s car and a motorcycle ridden by Morris. Riley’s truck was parked near where the collision occurred and it was alleged that it was unlighted and combined with Putt's negligence caused the accident. As a result of the accident Morris was severely injured in the leg and he spent many months in hospital.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 46, 24 February 1939, Page 8
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159DAMAGES AWARDED Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 46, 24 February 1939, Page 8
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