INJURED PEDESTRIANS
A MISTAKEN IDEA MOTORISTS HOT NECESSARILY LIABLE [Per United Press Associrnon.] NAPIER, November 24. “ Pedestrians must realise that they also must take precautions in streets,” commented Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court in nonsuiting a claim by Arthur Wildermoth against Alick Edward MTvenxio for £256 damages. The evidence showed that the plaintiff was knpeked down by the defendant’s car while crossing a street. His Honour said he had no wish to jeopardise the lives of pedestrians, but ho must also be fair to the motorist. “ This man was crossing the street, metaphorically speaking, with his eyes shut, and at an angle at that. On the evidence of his own witnesses he could have seen the car in time to avoid it.” His Honour added that it was high time pedestrians were trained to riiake proper use of the roads. It was a mistaken idea held by a number of people that a motorist was necessarily liable in the case of an injured pedestrian, and this must be emphasised. The case did not go to the jury.
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Evening Star, Issue 23123, 24 November 1938, Page 12
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