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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 90, 16 April 1920, Page 8

"At present motorists suffer in suits before common juries from the fact that jurymen, are seldom motorists^ and are i predisposed against the motorist," said | Mr. H. H. Ostler, counsel in a Court of i Appeal ease yesterday afternoon, where j the question was one of negligence in a | motor coUison. His Honour Sir Basset j Edwards: "On the other hand juries are : seldom willing to convict a motor-driver of manslaughter, even hi eases where the evidence of negligence is clear." "This is about my twenty-ninth motor collision case," remarked Mr. Justice Chapman, "and unquestionably juries are very shy of convictions for manslaughter." "Magistrates are frequently motorists nowadays." added Mr. Ostler, ''ami if. I have a case for a motorist I like to bring it before a Magistrate, because the motorist is likely to get more justice from a Magistrate thtin from a jury.''