NOVEL CLAIM

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 August 1936, Page 2

NOVEL CLAIM

MAN INJURED AT A PICNIC SYDNEY, August 5. A novel point was raised in a matter before the Workers’ Compensation Commission yesterday. The Court Was asked to determine whether an injury received by an employee while attending the union picnic could be regarded as arising out of and in the course of his employment, in accordance with the Workers’, Compensation Act. The point which was stated by legal representatives to be the first of its kind raised before the Court, had not been determined at the adjournment stage. The matter was being heard by Judge Perdriau and Mr. Commissioner Halliday. John Gilbert Jackson, a gas employee, claimed £375, and £9 medical and hospital expenses, from the Newcastle Gas and Coke Co., Ltd., for the loss of the right eye, due to an injury he received while attending the Gas Employees’ Union picnic on October 30 last. He was watching a game of quoits, one of which bounced up and struck him in the eye. Jackson stated that he did not want to go to the picnic, but if he remained away lie forfeited a day’s pay, which he could not afford to do. It was submitted that in the circumstances he was entitled to compensation.