SINKING A KETCH.
HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED
(Peb Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, December 15. The rehearing of the action by the Northern Coal Company against the Union Steamship Company for £1946 damages, respecting the sinking of the kctch Moonah by a collision with the defendant company's steamer Wairuna o-i the night of March 10th last, was concluded to-day. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for plaintiffs,_ costs being awarded for . the second trial on the highest scale. • TJie Judge deferred his decision in regard to the ■ application for costs for the first, trial at which the jury disagreed.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19081217.2.7
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Issue XLI, 17 December 1908, Page 2
Word Count
96SINKING A KETCH. Manawatu Standard, Issue XLI, 17 December 1908, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in