ARBITRATION COURT.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17223, 13 August 1921, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT.

CHBISTCHURCH SITTINGS. ; The final sitting of the Arbitration Court in Christchurch was held yesterday morning. Jessie Thompson, -Woolston (Mr W. J. Hunter), on behalf of herself and her daughter Amy, aged twelve years, proceeaed again&t Maadren Bros., Ltd., 146 Madras street, rope •and twine manuiaciurers. (Mr M. J. Greason.), for compensation on account of tno death of. lier Husband. . .. ' • . Mr Hunter elated that, on April. 6th, 1921, plaintiff's .husband, in. tie course of employment. bv defendant company as a carter, sustained. a wound ,in his .left arm and an, abrasion df the skin of 1 his 1 right hand, as the result o. 'some planks giving way while ho was unloading goods at Sydenham, iexemia set in, and he tued on May i/t'h as the Result. The average weekly-earnings of the husband had been £i 7s 6d. Plaintiff, who had been-totally dependent on her husband, claimed euoh compensation a»e™> might be entitled to under the Workers C X P G~ deceased M . accident in the course of hia employment by defendant company, arid inat his death was due to suoh accident as ho.u.been. described It was also denied that plaintiff tod been tat Jly decent upon her cMnings! Plaintiff, therefore, it was submitted, was not entitled to reliefDecision wae reserved.