MINUTES AND SECONDS
VERY POOR ESTIMATE.
A litigant who could not correctly estimate two minutes lost his case at Wirksworth. Derbyshire, recently. Mr. William Wilson sued Air. Isaac Smith for £T6 17s Gd damages to bis motor-cycle. There was a. counter claim by Mr. Smith for damage to his lorry. When a question of time arose during the evidence Judge Procter asked Mr. Smith to stiand still iind say when two minutes had expired. He stood still and called time when only seven seconds had passed. Judgment was givenf or Mr. Wilson on both claims. Judge Procter ■said lie could not- accept Mr. Smith’s statement when ho could not distinguish between two minutes and seven seconds.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 August 1930, Page 9
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116MINUTES AND SECONDS Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 August 1930, Page 9
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