CONSTABLE MUST PAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 42, 19 February 1927, Page 10

CONSTABLE MUST PAY.

MAORI AWARDED DAMAGES. FOR DJS LOCATED SHOULDER. "The jury i« not satisfied tliat the Maori was drr.nk, l.ut that lie attacked the* constable more f-nm excitement. We consider the constable used bad judgment and excessive strength in making tlie arrest. e:T.«ine the dislocation of tinMaori's shoulder. We award tlie plaintiff £-">«> damages and £3 medical expenses." I lie above was the verdict of ih" jnr\ sitting in the action brought by M ;l; ikii Puma Mr. v iniser and Mr. P.rvce ilart ' iL'ain't t'oii-tahle X. J)iujhi-. of \ler<-er fMr. Di--k<on> before Mr. .7u-ticc Herdman in the Supreme Court yc-t-r day. for damages for alleged undue vio 'ence in the effecting of an arrest Tt v.a= stated for the plaintiff that he "as aeeo«ted l.y tlio constable he came I from an hotel and asked about snme debts lie ha l with a storekeeper. When ' 'he plaintiff refused to speak of his ••rivate affairs with the constable it was °le_ed that the defendant became annoved and threw the idainl ; ff to the 'round, and inflicted severe injuries, including a dislocated shoulder. The incident occurred in 10-25. and Mr Dickson, lot the dr fence, urfed thai 'on .11 of the Police Force Act. 101f! prescribed that action must l>e taken an-l | 'I'.t ice oiv. n within four months of an i alleged o(V,. ncc . That was jnt fm After the verdict both counsel moved ! tor judgment, and Mr. Dickson infi . mated that he would move for a new trial on the frround tliat the verdict wa<= - against the weight of the evidence. '