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Dominion, Volume 17, Issue 288, 22 August 1923, Page 3

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that the inquest into the circumstances of the death of William John Walker, aged J years who was knocked down by a taxi on Saturday, August 11, was concluded on Monday. The Coroner stated that the evidence exonerated the driver (W. T. Hall), the accident being caused bv the bov running off the iootpatn in front of the car. The evidence showed that the taxidriver was sober, but his two passengers were drunk. The Chief Justice has delivered judgment in favour of the plaintilts in the case Inglis Brothers and Company Limited, against the Liverpool and' London and Globo Insurance Company. The case was a claim for the payment of insurance moneys .in respect of a motor-van insured with Wile defendant company by the plaintiffs. The defence was.that t’m plaintiffs did not employ a licensed driver. The Chief Justice held that in driving the car in question the driver was not bound to hold a license either by law or bv anv by-lnw. The by-law of the city dealing with'the driving, of motorvans did not require the driver to bfe licensed. There was, therefore, no. bylaw violated by this unlicensed driver driving the motor-van. and consequently the provision of the policy, did not apply because it onlv required tho person driving to be licensed if such license was required by law or by bylaw. Costs were fixed at £35.