MAGISTRATE'S' COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19330, 17 August 1926, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S' COURT

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.)' MOTOR ACCIDENT. Joseph Henry Reynolds proceeded against Martin James Meehan, claim* ing £3l 11s, special and other damages, due as the result of an accident on April 7, when defendant ran into him with his motor car at the Octagon. Mr J. S. Sinclair appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr IV. F. 11. Boland (Waimatc) for the defendant (a station manager). Mr Sinclair called the plaintiff, his wife, and a girl named Margaret Bennett;;. The last-named witness was with the plaintiff when the accident occurred. It was shown that the plaintiff had a suit of clothes ruined, ami had received a log injury. Mr Boland denied the allegation of negligence, and called the defendant and Cecil Jones (Waimate), who was with him in the car at the time of the accident. The Magistrate referred to a confusion of evidence regarding the exact pltic© of the accident. He said it was not suggested that the plaintiff had shown negligence in crossing the road as lie did; but if the defendant had boon keeping a proper look-out ho should have been in a position to apply his brakes in time to prevent running into him. He was not driving carelessly, but ho did not have the car under such control as was necessary in a main thoroughfare. The plaintiff would be allowed damages (£2l 11s), with costs totalling £7 (is. DEFAULT CASKS.

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