A CAUTION TO COUNTY COUNCILS.
Wesport, December 5. The District Court was occupied for two days past with the case of White and the Buller County Council, being a claim for £200, the damages for injuries caused to plaintiff's wagon and horses by the
road giving way under them. Th- road) was constructed by the lute Provincial i Council and County Council. At the ! part where it gave way there was evidence of knowledge on the part of the Council of the dangerous state of the road, and the judge directed the jury that the Council were not liable for any faults in construction ; but if 'they knew of the serious danger existing on the road and carelessly i neglected to remove it th y were liable to pay f->r the damage sustained by any person falling into it, unless such person could with reasonable care*have avoided the danger. The judge said that the question how far County Councils were bound generally to keep the roads in repair was one of some doubt and difficulty, which should be settled by a decision of the Court of Appeal or by legislation. The jury gave a verdict for £145. The County Council are moving for a new trial j on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of evidence and the damage excessive.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5363, 7 December 1885, Page 2
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223A CAUTION TO COUNTY COUNCILS. Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5363, 7 December 1885, Page 2
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