CLAIM FOR £6OO
o —— IJREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY ALLEGED .i'KEdS A.3SOCIXTIO* TELKGItAM.I WELLINGTON, May 29. Allegations of a breach of statutory duty, and of negligence were matte against Leatherfold, Ltd.. before Mr. Justice Reed in the Supreme Court. The plaintiff, Arthur William Ives, B civil servant, of Petone, on behalf ox himself and his wife, claimed for the death of his son. Arthur K°Dert Ives, aged 24, allegedly fron i tetanus, after an injury to his « n ß°s while stamping out small zinc plates with a double-ended press. The action was based on two grounds:—That the press wasallowea to be operated without the moving pans being adequately f?uarded, and that there was negligence in several respects j-p.ecifled in the statement 01 claim. , The defence denies negligence, ana that tetanus arose out of the accident. Plaintiff's claim was explained \° be founded on the fact that the business was associated with a tannery, run in conjunction, and that-any pla ce where leather is treated is particularly associated with the risk ol tetanus. . Evidence on behalf of the plajnUft was heard to-day. The case will be continued to-morrow.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21177, 30 May 1934, Page 6
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185CLAIM FOR £600 Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21177, 30 May 1934, Page 6
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