Supreme Court DAMAGES CLAIM
Judgment for defendant After a retirement of 25 minutes a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon found for the defendant in a claim for damages. William Samuel Graham, a retired farmer, claimed general damages of $4OOO and special damages of $2210 from Paul Clifford Fraser, a company representative, for injuries suffered when the cycle Mr Graham was riding was struck by a car driven by Mr Fraser at the comer of Memorial Avenue and Clyde and Fendalton roads in June, 1968. Mr Fraser denied liability. Mr Justice Macarthur entered judgment for Mr Fraser, who was represented by Mr C. B. Atkinson. Mr R. F. B. Perry appeared for Mr Graham. Arthur Derek Gant, said that he saw Mr Graham cycle through the intersection with his head down against a red light.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701119.2.88
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CX, Issue 32458, 19 November 1970, Page 13
Word Count
136Supreme Court DAMAGES CLAIM Press, Volume CX, Issue 32458, 19 November 1970, Page 13
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in