ARBITRATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 8

ARBITRATION COURT.

; -V:; .- " ; - ACCIDENT : ' " ,- ~ ■ ; - (By. Teleßraph-PreßS Asso'clatloii,) ', rru i', -i" i'. t.: ' -Dunedih,* December 9... . ln&_Arbitrafaon Court ; gave an award in the j.-Murray Roberts;.heard 1 today.- The plaintiff, alleged .that while working ■J 3 ?.V, aDOure r.in: a-grain , , store ho'was: assisting ,to lift a-ibale of ..cqrrisack's ■ on" to":-the "dray; .when he was-subjected to'.a heavy strain,-which produced , aneurism ,, of the aorta.'; The medical evidence was.reviewed.land'the.Court held that the existence .of ;anenrism had not. been"shown. It showed, however,: that', plaintiff -imffered from neurasthenia, and the; au'estion was '. Wetner this came- from the-accident./Tho': Court thonght 'this' must' have been caused- by Hie accident, which 'happened in April. -Plaintiff - had''worked since the' November-previous,, and U'iie 'bad , heart trouble' he .wqnld not have •been:able;-to do-tho*hcavy work' , .of>a labourer m- a grain store. After' the,'accident: ; h'b! was not well; and , euffeted from. occasional ;giddiness, -'and, ultimately'.had;'to give' up work: Plaintiff was:awarded a lump sum of with costs iEIO Us.','and: disbursements' , .'; '• ■ v.,;;.-.■ In the case of ■Simm'pns: i v. : :iambert 8r05. , , pottery- :works. 'proprietors,'-, it was 'stated,- that .plaintiff, , ih- July last'.. Was' tipping clay'into rollers,, and while' endeavouring' to" tako:olit"a stone ;nth,a. hook'-his-hand got into, the rollers/ nnd'his riL'ht. hand .was injured. .TJid'.'dcieuco; was that - there. .was;■• soriou s■• and wi If iil misconduct in not' stopping .-the .machinery "whon removing.. stones'.: iThb Court -.'holdi that misconduct was not , proved,iand plaintiff• was thereforo. entitled-to compensation. Ho lost two joints.of tho index.finger,'aiid,the: second and' third 'fingers; nxe, now-.so', stilT and con■trotted as- to .bo useless;. , / Judgment -was' that plaintiff must siibmit/to curative'treatment re- : commended! by : two~ medical witnosses, and in the: meantime; ho will bo allowed compensation' of £1 25.: Gd., por 'week -.till furthor,: order -of thb-Court. ■•' ■ - , ; 1 '■-.■ ; v;v 1 -'-.■.-•-,,.• >:■■.,•'-.- '