A WORKMAN'S INJURIES.
JUDGE REFUSES NEW TRIAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] Christchurch, Wednesday. At the Supreme Court to-day Mr. Justice Denniston gave his reserved judgment in the case of Kobt. Davidson v. Philip Walter Soanes, in which the plaintiff claimed damages for injuries sustained through being struck by a falling scaffold pole alleged to have been negligently left standing by the defendant's servant. The case was heard before a jury, after whose verdict an application was made for a new trial. His Honor reviewed the facts of the case, and said that he did not think that there were any grounds for a new trial. Judgment was for the plaintiff for £750.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14689, 25 May 1911, Page 5
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112A WORKMAN'S INJURIES. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14689, 25 May 1911, Page 5
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