A VERDICT FOR DAMAGES SET ASIDE. [by telegraph.— press association.]
Auckland. 9th September. Mr. Justice Conolly delivered judgment to-day in the case in which Mrs. Annie J. Cassell sued Huddart, Parker & Co. for £500 damages as compensation for the loss of her husband, who died in Auckland Hospital in December last from injuries sustained by him while assisting in discharging the s.s. Anglian. The case was tried at the civil sittings of the Court about two months ago, before a special jury of four, who brought in a verdict for plaintiff for £258 damages. Mr. Campbell recently moved to set aside the verdiot. His Honour held that the evidence did not? warrant the jury in finding that the accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant company's officer. The judgment for plaintiff would be set aside and judgment entered up for defendant, with costs according to scale. Mr. Napier, who appeared for plaintiff, said there would probably be an appeal.
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Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 93, 10 September 1896, Page 5
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161A VERDICT FOR DAMAGES SET ASIDE. [by telegraph.—press association.] Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 93, 10 September 1896, Page 5
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