BROKEN POWER LINES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY IMPORTANT POINT RAISED [nT TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] PALMERSTON NORTH. Monday "When stock and people receive injury through coming in contact with fallen power lines, the power board is not liable unless it can be proved that tho breakage was caused by negligence on of the board." This definition of tho legal position was presented to a meeting of tho ManawatuOroua Power Board and provoked expressions of protest. "Does that mean that a man can loso half of his stock through no fault of his own and have no redress?" asked Mr. J. Hodgens, M.P. "It means more than that," stated Mr. P. G. Guy, who cited the case of a man who was injured when his motor-cycle collided with a lino across a road, dying later as a result of injuries received "It is not fair to his wife and children. Politicians should do something about it if tho Act is inadequate." Mr. M. A. Eliott thought that any change in the legal position would lead to an incrcaso in insurance premiums. It was decided to refer tho question back to tho Power Board's Association for further consideration.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22779, 13 July 1937, Page 10
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194BROKEN POWER LINES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22779, 13 July 1937, Page 10
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