NO COMPENSATION.
MAN KILLED BY A TRAIN. (Special to the "Guardian.") WELLINGTON, Feb. 18. A fatality near Woburn Station in February last year had an echo in the Arbitration Court to-dny when the widow of Frnest Russell Seller, humbly prayed that his Majesty the King) would be graciously pleased to order that right should be done in the matter. Deceased was employed in the railway workshops and was proceeding along the line when he was knocked* over and killed by a train. It was contended that his presence on the line was justified by the nature and locality of his employment.
The Crown contended that deceased was returning home from work and was walking home along the line to suit his own convenience.
The Court held that the department was not liable.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 109, 19 February 1929, Page 2
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132NO COMPENSATION. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 109, 19 February 1929, Page 2
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