COMPENSATION CLAIM.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 272, 16 November 1910, Page 4

COMPENSATION CLAIM.

DA3(LA GES ASSESSED." AT."^", Council (ifr. PrendeSr* r- 0^1 * £750 dam-ages, for ad* J^*-** ceived, -was concluded vSeS^V I*noon1*noon fccfore Mr. Justic£Sg& • His Honor, da summing™ •*■ first question in question had fceen manner likely to prove «,* public This He consid OT ed^,t5 c pomt for expert evidence hut ■«£&* use of co-nmion sense, and U»e fur?, ? visited the culver* and conclusions. The second poKS'.^. the defendants allow «am in a broken bo a danger to persons using the r&S aid he considered there was J Lf* 1 the defendants regained toxoken, *S*6ufr %&"%**;/ ■liate been proved. 'The Did do plaintifl suffHiS hy jeason tf the culvert ibeiffiriS -thit he did was point that of gence, and although a peisoa Jggf-. pected to use reasonable vote he cntittel to assume that the md 1 -2*free fiom unusual obstructaon^'i tJ! last -was the quest«m under the two heads, special and geJS The jury retired for returned a verdict stating that: ' vert had -been constrooted. ou3 manner, and had beenthe knowledge of the ismain in a .broken and dangerous statethat the .plaintiff had not been guilty Vf contributoiy negligence, and "~m.fih»■ ' was entitled to. £257 4/(3 damagea. * His Honor delerred pending the decision of counsel Aether any objection should fbe raised 6a ; legal grounds. '■.•'."-:"• ■■■'■■