DAMAGES FOR MAIMING BOY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 18 June 1913, Page 5

DAMAGES FOR MAIMING BOY.

DEFENDANT GOES BANKRLIPT

«T TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, June l"6. Damages and costs totalling ,£'4oo. 6s were awarded by a Supreme (Joiirt jury in 'February last to H. L. Hartnow (as guardian of his five-year-old son Phillip Roland Hartnow) against Oswald James Melvern in respect of injuries sustained, by.the boy in a motor-car■aGciderLti.The; sequel was the recent filing ;of ;a petition. in bankruptcy by Melvern, whose erediV tors were called together to-day.-Hart-now was represented by Mr R. P.. Towle. Mr A. E. Devore appeared: foi-. bankrupt whose statement showed* atotal liability of £403 6s, comprising the, amount of the Supreme Court jifdgi ment. The assets we're declared, to; be nil.In course of examination.'by^tlieOfficial Assignee, bankrupt stated that he was a fancy-goods salesman, und. lived with his father at Epsom. He had done no work since February last. He • had applied if or work, dft; Ne\v Plymouth, and - had . answered < advertisements in Auckland, but had not obtained employment. He was only prepared to work if he obtained eiiiploy^ment in a fancy-goods shop. " HeVknew that it was partly through his fault that the boy -Phillip,.Roland jjartjnpw had. been maimed for'life, his left arm being paralysed. Bankrupt's father gave him money for necessaries. . Bankrupt admitted in reply to Mr Towle that his object in filing -was to .rid himself of. the debt" incurred under" the judgment. It would be a drawback to him for life-. ■ .■/ • *'- Mr Towle applied for to examine bankrupt's father, and contended thatj. since, his father Was ;.bank--rupV.s present' ;sour6efb£/income,: and 1 .is lie might have prospects from his father,, evidence of the hitter's position would be relevant.' • iJlv Devore objected, and :the Official Assignee stated 'that, in fa.cc of. the objection, ; he could not grant the application. ■'•/;■.•.'■■.-: v ■.'.."> Mr Tqwle remarked that- since he' could not obtain an attendance of the other creditor in the estate in order to form a quorum, the proper place to ventilate the matter would be in court, when bankrupt applied for his..discharge. v i/:' "'{ ;,'-'>J r ' / The Official Assignee intimated that w was his intention to oppose an application for discharge in this estate if.-nothing further were done by bank-, rupt-in the"~wfly""of""d]"schargijig his lia-' bilities before his application.