MORE BROOKLYN TRAM CASES.
£250 DAMAGES.
Press Association.
Wellington, Dec. 9. Hie Honor Mr Justice Button and a speeial jury, to-day heard the case in which Kichard Elliot, a baker, sued the City Council for £500 for injuries received in a tram accident on the Brooklyn line last May. The Council had paid £65 iuto Court in satisfaction of plaintiff's claim, and contended that plaintiff was exaggerating his injuries. The jury awarded £250. A new trial is to be moved for on the ground that the damages are excessive.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 285, 10 December 1907, Page 5
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89MORE BROOKLYN TRAM CASES. Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 285, 10 December 1907, Page 5
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