DEATH OF BOY

Northern Advocate, 7 November 1934, Page 4

DEATH OF BOY

KILLED BY STOLEN CAR. THIRD PARTY RISK. —i ' [Per Press Association. — Copyright] WANGANUI, This Day. The ramifications of the legislation governing the third party risks, as it affects motor vehicles, was displayed in a civil claim made before Mr Justice Smith and a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday, Frank Edward Pickering and lys wife, whose son died as a result of a collision With a stolen car, claimed' £ 1000 damages from the owner ’of that vehicle,, on the grounds that they had suffered a pecuniary loss as the result of the boy’s death. Mr Hussey, for plaintiffs,’ said the car belonged to defendant, but he was not driving at the time. The car had been stolen by a man named Payne, who was now in prispn for negligent driving. The fact that Tremewan was not driving, however, did not absolve him, as owner of the car, from liability. Every registered car had a certain amount paid by way of premium to cover third party risk, and defendant admitted that under legislation he was liable. 1 The boy who was killed was. 18 (years of age and was living with his parents. He did practically all the housework, and sometimes all the cooking, as his mother was an invalid. He paid tl\e whole of his wages, £1 a week, to his mother. The jury returned a verdict .for plaintiff, assessing damages at £2OO, payable to the mother. Judgment was entered for that amount with costs. , 1