TWO YEARS AFTER

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 141, 11 March 1930, Page 13

TWO YEARS AFTER

, ACCIDENT CLAIM SETTLED. Teh claim for compensation by John Horsley, fireman, Wellington, against the Empire Laundry Co., Ltd., Wellington, for compensation for injuries received consequent upon the bursting of a boiler pipe at the defendant company’s works on February 6. 1928, was again before the Arbitration Court, yesterday. It was stated for the plaintiff that ths most serious injury was to plaintiff’s right foot, which had since remained unhealed, so that he had been totally disabled since the accident. The period of disability was claimed to be indefinite. His weekly wages were averaged at not less than £6/10/-. He claimed a weekly payment of £4 since the accident, compensation by way of (a ; lump sum, medical expenses. and costs. The defendant company admitted the accident but not the claim as to disability and average earnings, submitting that the only Questions for deterioration by the Court were the amount of compensation to Im paid and the average weekly earnings upon which the payment should be based. , . Mr P. J. O’Regan appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. F. O’Leary for the defendant company. Mr. O’Regan said plaintiff had been paid compensation at £4 a week to date. The Court awarded plaintiff 65 weeks’ compensation at £4 a week, namely. £251 18/4. also £l5/15/- costs, and £4/4/medical expenses.