THE CLAIM FOR THE LOSS OF A HUSBAND.
[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Invercargill, Thursday. At the Supreme Court to-day a case, in which considerable interest was taken, was concluded. Mrs. New-all, widow of one of the men killed in the collapse of the Glenham Tunnel some time ago, sued Mr. Menzies, contractor, for £1000, as solatium for the death of her husband. A special jury returned a verdict for £150, on the ground that the defendant had not used sufficient diligence in ascertaining whether the man he had appointed to the charge of the work was expert in the business.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9036, 20 April 1888, Page 5
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