ARBITRATION COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 66, 18 March 1905, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

(Continued from Page 7.}" To-day's proceedings were occupied in the hearing of compensation cases. The case of James Leatham (Mr Skelton) v. Catherine E. Phillips (Mr Mahony), was dealt with. Mr Skelton said that the deceased, Frederick Henry Leatham, was a newspaper vendor employed by Catherine Esther Phillips, and had been earning 8/ per week. He was selling papers on the train on November 19th, when he slipped off the train and was crushed to death. The amount of compensation claimed waa such a sum as the Court might think fit, for the maintenance of the applicant and his wife. They were at present in very poor •circumstances, and they had been forced to send the boy to work to assist in maintaining the family. Mr Skelton proceeded to quote various authorities in support of his contention. While working the boy received his dinner and tea from his aunt. The defence was that the applicant was not entitled to any compensation beyond about £13 for funeral expenses, and £11/ medical attendance, as from the evidence called there was very little to show dependence on the/boy's wages. The Court then adjourned until Monday.