BIG LEGAL ACTION.
CLAIM FOR £40,680. COURT AWARDS £in,GBO. (By Telegraph.—.Press Association.) INVERCARGTLL, this day. Judge Sim and assessors have been engaged four days hearing a compensation case concerning the an_Ktnt lo be paid by the Ohai Railway Hoard to the Wairio Coal Company in connection with Ihe resumption of ihe latter's railway. The company claimed £40.1iH0. Much expert evidence was taken. The Court awarded £19,080. As the amount awarded i.s less than half that claimed each party pays its own cost*. Messrs Adams and Russell appeared for the claimants and Messrs Solomon and Siacalister for the Department.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 2
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98BIG LEGAL ACTION. Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 2
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