£153 COMPENSATION

Grey River Argus, 7 December 1940, Page 8

£153 COMPENSATION

For Stockton Miner CHRISTCHURCH. December 5. The claim of a miner for compensation for injuries received in the course of his employment has been upheld by the Compensation Court, according to a reserved judgment on a case heard before Mr Justice O’Regan at Greymouth on November 4 which has just been released. The"’case is that of George Stewart, of Stockton, v. the Westport-Stockton Coal Company, Ltd: It is claimed that Stewart was not able to resume his usual work after he was injured when he was crushed against a truck in the mine. Compensation amounting to £153 9s 9d was granted. Delivering the judgment his Honour stated that the defendant company’s medical allegation that Stewart suffered from angina pectoris was discounted by plaintiff’s evidence that he had always been able to work efficiently on the coal face, and that recently, at the age of 56, he had won a foot-race of 120 yards against younger men, facts which were not disputed. Mr W. D. Taylor appeared for plaintiff, and Mi' W. J. Kemp for the defendant company. ,