CLAIM FOR HIS SON
HEAVY DAMAGES SOUGHT fpEB United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, June 1. Charles Thomas. Holden, the father, claimed £5,539 3s 6d in the Supreme Court to-day frbm Kenneth , Daniel Melvin, owner and driver of the van which, was involved in a collision at Hataitai which resulted in the death from injuries of Charles Thomas Holden, hgcd 16 years, on August 18 of last year. . ‘ , , ' The statement of claim said that the deceased was riding a borrowed motor cycle, and alleged negligence on the part of .the defendant on various grounds, including failure to keep as far to the left as possible and attempting to turn to the right in the face of oncoming traffic when it was unsafe to ’ The defence alleges that .the accident was' due to; negligence on the part of the deceased, and that he had the last opportunity of avoiding the collision. The case is. proceeding. .
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Evening Star, Issue 22973, 2 June 1938, Page 17
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152CLAIM FOR HIS SON Evening Star, Issue 22973, 2 June 1938, Page 17
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