TWICE INTERRUPTED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22805, 12 August 1937, Page 12

TWICE INTERRUPTED

HEARING OF DAMAGES CLAIM JUROR TEMPORARILY UNWELL [by telegraph—own correspondent] PALMERSTON NORTH, Wednesday Fate appeared determined to interfere with the course of justice in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North to-day. The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, was hearing a claim for dainin consequence of a motor collision and the proceedings were for the second time summarily baited becauso of .an! unusual development. Following upon a full day's hearing of evidence, the case was nearing conclusion .at the previous hearing when ft was discovered that a member of the jury engaged was a son-in-law of one of the principal witnesses, who was a nephew of the plaintiff. The outcome tho jury was discharged and , arrangetiTGnts , were made ,for a retrial jury. \ , , - , ' Thereto, trial was commenced to-day, but the case had- not been in-,progress for lohg before one ofvthe jurors, the last to." be empanelled, -to show signs of distress and had to be assisted from his seat by .a.constable,- collapsing as lie. reached the door. v "It seems that >ve are fated to go on with 11 jurors," commented His Honor, but after the proceedings had been suspended for five minutess the juror . returned and announced that he felt able to resume. His fionor,intimated to.him that if he felt indisposition coming over him again he could notify the constable at once instead of delaying for too' long.