ROTTEN BRIDGES.
A Qjuatr Council Responsible, [By Telegraph], •"
(United Press Association,)
Tuunu, Thursday. Judge Ward to-day gave judgment in the action to recover damages for injuries through a borso putting bis foot through a plank on fho County road bridge. Tho Judge lield that it was the duty of a . Council to keep bridges on country roads in repair whilst continuously used for ordinary traffic; and the weight - of, evidence showed that the plank wa3 worn and rotten. The Council could not havo used reasoqablo diligence. Consequently they were responsible.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3618, 19 September 1890, Page 2
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90ROTTEN BRIDGES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3618, 19 September 1890, Page 2
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