Injury caused by the swallowing ora nail formed the basis of a claim for compensation in the Arbitration Court •it Auckland, before Mr Justice Frazer. The plaintiff was Norman Langley Roww, labourer (Mr Quartloy), and the defendant William E .»'f Ve^^he a rrr* 5/— * loss™f wages and £1 medical expenses. In evidence the plaintiff said he was employed by the defendant in naihhg frait cases. He was carrymg a nail :n S mouth while at work and inadvertentlyswallowed it. Scjeral i. i fhot if wns practice for cur stated Knvniakers to carry nails in ponters and boxn iaker ß r y their mouths. Mi carrying svor k and was underSon voluntarily by the plaintiff, thn, raking the case outside the scope of the carrying uaUs n uld - not be called so unreasonable that the risk lay with the plaintiff. xi „ of ai't sent in for An u nR nr miss oi to thi a year's Royal possible were 4303 oil paintAcademy, L folourS( 1209 drawings ,ng h!ack and white, and 643 piecas ot ,n "'f 1 After selection only 1436 ot
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20308, 6 August 1931, Page 15
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