"BOTH VERY LUCKY."
GORSE CAUSES EYE INJURY. COMPEXSATTOX AWARDED. (By TclpjrrapJ..—Pros Association.) WELLINGTON. Tuesday. In tlic Arbitration Court to-day a claim was made by Maxwell Louis Pcmin against .Tolin Graham, of Stokes Yallev. for £:52:5 compensation and expenses in respe<-t of an injury to an eye through being struck by a piece of gorse while clearing a section for defendant. It was stated that the parties were on good terms, but that they were unable to agree over the amount of compensation. •Judge Fra7.fr remarked that both were very hi.ky. U.rse pri.kles wenvery septic, and in the majority of *ueh cases the injury would cause the lo>> of the eye. He awarded £»;s in addition to a sum of £-20 already paid and in case any further trouble developed, which from the doctor - * evu'i nee was not liKely. a suspensory awaid of an additional penny per week.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 37, 13 February 1929, Page 10
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