THIRD PARTY RISK
The quaint position of motorists who, instead of being humbly thanked for "the buggy ride," become liable for | claims on account of injuries should persons to whom they have given a lift'l meet with an accident while in the car, I was reviewed by the executive of the i Wanganui Automobile Association at '. its last meeting. "It does not seem right,"said Mr. Gregor M'Gregor, "that a motorist who gives a man a lift, just to oblige him, should become liable if there happens'to be an accident." . The chairman (-Mr. N. E. Bain) thought there was nothing that the association could do. They could not alter the law. Ho pointed out that if a man invited a guest to his house, and the guest met with an accident through negligence on the part of his host, the latter immediately became liable for damages. j I Air. .A. KnhinOTia «I£ I ±afa»_j^jnaai
behind me on a horse, and he gets hurt, am I liable?" The Chairman: "Certainly you are." Di\ E. E. Porritt observed that such laws exerted a dampening effect on hu.man good nature. The Chairman: "We cannot alter the laws of England.'' No Action was taken.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 107, 2 November 1926, Page 16
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199THIRD PARTY RISK Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 107, 2 November 1926, Page 16
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