DAMAGES CLAIM

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 138, 8 December 1937, Page 4

DAMAGES CLAIM

VERDICT FOR FULL AMOUNT

JUDGMENT DEFERRED

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

HAMILTON, This Day.

A verdict for the full amount claimed, £2503 4s 7d, against both defendants, was returned by a jury in favour of the plaintiff in a case completed before Mr. Justice Callan in the Supreme Court at Hamilton. The case was one in which Charles Scivier Goodwill, garage proprietor, Te Puke, sought damages from Kathleen Saulbrey, Ngaruaw.ahia, and Edwin James Parry, farmer, as the outcome of an accident on the Main South Road, Horotiu, on January -27. .:,.

The circums'-arr";s ; -werVv+hat the plaintiff was a pas^mger in a caf'b.eing driven by Doris. "Mary" Hudson■ #om Te Puke to Auckland.. Mrs. Saujbrey was driving south and was aboiit to turn into Duxfield Road, Horotiu, when she was overtaken by-a .car;'driven by Parry. There was a.collision between. Parry's and 'Mrs. Saulbrey's cars and a collision between Parry's car aJid the car in' which: the plaintiff was riding. The plaintiff received severe injuries and alleged negligence on the part of both Mrs, ■ Satilbrey and Parry.

For the defence allegations of negligence were denied, and as an alternative contributory negligence on the part of the driver of the plaintiff'i car was alleged.

When the jury returned with .its verdict a new ."trial was ""asked-"for, Judgment was deferred pending th.B hearing of legal argument.