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Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1917, Page 2

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[n.Z. PRESS ASSOCIATION J A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

WELLINGTON, February: 25.—A man named Claude Harrison Sutton fell olt' a tram-car in Manners Street last night and had both his legs badly crushed «nd broken, He was standing 1 on the step of a car’ evidently with the intention of alighting at the next, borner, Somehow ,he slipped and was dragged along for a distance, suffering terrible injuries to his legs. He was Amoved to the hospital, His condition,is critical.. A railway fireman named George Henry Sheary had his right leg and,thigh broken-at the Upper Hutt on Saturday, through being crushed between an, engine the 1 station platform. A boy, aged six', named ‘Stanley Davis, .who was run over by a tram-car, was so badly injured that his left arm arid right leg had to be amputated at the hospital. His condition is critical.

' DAMAGES AWARDED. WELLINGTON, February 22. —At the Supro.ine Court,- before Mr Justice Oliapma* and a common jury, Richard WrigOit, carpenter, claimed from the New Zealand Shipping Co. £SOO damages for injuries received on a steamer belonging' to the company, throng'll falling' down tile hold in July last. Plaintiff stated that he Was working' below, and about knock-/¥ff time, before lie could come up on deck, the hatches were covered. While going up a ladder to endeavour to lift the manhole cover or make his presence, known, he overbalanced and fell, fracturing his leg' and dislocating 1 his shoulder. Defendant denied negligence, and claimed that plaintiff's* injuries were caused by his own ncfyluteri ce in remaining’ in the hold. The jury awarded the plaintiff £SOO damages.