COMPENSATION CLAIMS.
rr: : £l4O FOR A FINGER. Presft Associfttioti —By Telegraph. Auckland, April 22. In tlio Arbitration Court, in the case of William Boosey v. Edward Brady, a claim for injuries to the heart, alleged to have been received by plaintiff in lifting a heavy pot while in defendant's employ as a cook, the Court held that plaintiff was suffering from chronic pericarditis, and the injuries were not caused by lifting the pot. Judgment went for defendant. Ini the action, William Wilson against the Hikurangi Coal Company, a claim for loss of the sight of one eye, alleged to have been caused through his being struck in the eye by a piece of coal, which flew off a pick, plaintiff was awarded £1.34 Is 3d, and costs £l2 12s. Douglas Cambell Murton was awarded £139 Is tkl and costs £l2 12b against the Auckland Harbour Board for the loss of a forefinger, due to injuries received while employed on hammer and drill work by the Board.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1902, 23 April 1913, Page 2
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