AN INJURED LEG.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 107, 7 May 1924, Page 7

AN INJURED LEG.

CLAM FOR COMPENSATION. Arising out of an accident whic i resulted in injury to one of his leg j Thomas Parker, a packer, claimed froi I Gordon and Gotch, Ltd , wholesale papc [ merchants and stationers, at tin- Arbitii ilion Court this morning, the sum of £"lO' Jln his statement of claim plaint itT set o\ that in June, 151*22, whilst employed 1; : the defendant company he fell oil son ■ bales and sustained an injured ankl 1 Notice of the accident was forwards I and it was agreed that plaintiff ghoul I work half time for a period of nine day j and during that time he was paid fu • wages. Plaintiff continued in the emplc ) of the defendant company until Septei • her 20, 1923, and plaintiff now allege that because of the leg still being bad , injured he was permanently partial >. injured and unable to obtain work. Mr. J. F. \V. Dickson appeared f< . plaintilT and Mr. Mackay for the defe i dant company. Dr. B. K. Share stated that he hi attended plaintili for an injury to t! t leg, which was quite consistent wi , i injury caused by a fall. The who , trouble was a septic one, and just whi j the leg appeared to be getting better would buddenly become worse. In Octob( 1923, the leg became very bad, and wi f ness advised plaintiff to cease work. I 1 thought the covering of the bone w 5 injured. r In answer to Mr. Mackay, witness sa c when Parker first came to him vvitne . advised him to continue light work long as there was nut a great deal standing or walking. There were varicose veins in the wound, and t " condition was purely a septic one. YV ness did not always drtio.s the wour. 'I and sometimes plaintiff did it himself. I The plain till', Thomas Parker, sa .. that the injury to the right leg w r caused by a bale tailing and striki: the ankle. He received treatment fre Dr. Share, and remained 'n the empl ~ of the defendant company till Septemt of last year, when he left. The followi ° month, the leg became worse. Whi! working for defendants plaintiff al injured his left leg, and was puid co pensation for three months. Since ler , r ing the defendant's employ plaintiff h (j been unable to do any work. He h ,j endeavoured to get a light job, but _J! was difficult owiilfc to the number ~ disabled soldiers looking for empl< .. raent. A week ago Dr. Share said tli the leg was better and plaintiff coi ;t ico to work. Plaintiff earned £5 8/ \ c j week when employed by defendants. ,f To Mr Mackay: Plaintiff visited 1 f. .Share on an average of once a fortnij o since the accident, and the leg had netl been without a bandage. He den i- that he had called upon a Mr. Hisi o when under the influence of liquor; a, matter of fact, though not a to c- abstainer, he was a very moden 3- drinker. [ The case is proceeding.