SUPREME COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 250, 25 November 1914, Page 10

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SESSIONS.

BIG COMPENSATION CLAIM.

The civil sessions of the Supreme Court were continued this morning before his Honour Mr Justice Denniston.

The hearing was resumed of the action, Clarence John Burton Moffatt v. the Christchurch Meat Co., Ltd., a claim for £IOOO as compensation to the plaintiff for the loss of an arm in the defendant company's works at Islington on July 9 last.

Mr F. S. Wilding, K.C., with him Mr A. T. Donnelly, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr O. T. J. Alpers, with him Mr E. T. Harper, for the defendant company. This morning the court adjourned while tho jury paid a visit to the scene of the.accident at tlio works.

After the jury returned to Court, counsel delivered their addresses..

Mr Alpers said tli«. jury had to consider whether or not tlie machinery used was so dangerous as to make its use by the defendant company a negligent. act. The plaintiff, lie contended, had been rash in acting as he did and in permitting liis attention to wander from his work.

Mr Wilding submitted that, the plaintiff had met with the accident because of the care he experienced iu guarding his employers' interests. (Proceeding.)