CLAIM AGAINST POLICE CONSTABLE
Verdict in Favour of Plaintiff
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES AWARDED
[Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Last Night.
The hearing of the claim by John William Lockett against Constable George Macartney, of Mornington, for £IOO damages for alleged assault and £3OO damages for alleged false imprisonment, was continued in the Supreme Court this morning, before His Honour Mr. Justice Sim, and a jury of twelve. After a retirement of one hour, the jury found that plaintiff was not drunk, ajid that defendant did not honestly think that he was drunk. £l5O was awarded for wrongful arrest and £25 maltreatment, costs according to scale.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3497, 5 November 1926, Page 7
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103CLAIM AGAINST POLICE CONSTABLE Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3497, 5 November 1926, Page 7
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