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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7451, 27 May 1911, Page 1

of negligence in not having tho theatre sufficiently lighted? (2) Was tho plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence in proceeding along the passage'without exercising ordinary care, and did such negligence contribute to tho accident? f 3) What damages (if any) is tho plaintiff entitled to recover? Tho jury without retiring returned a verdict for tho defendant, ; Judgment was entered accordingly with qqsls on the lowest scale. Mr Gray then >aicl that defendants had always sympathised- with plaintiff, and had offered, and were still willing, to recoup her for the expense sho had been compelled to incur. Mr Fair; They offered to pay her medical expenses. His Honor: That is a very generous action. It is perfectly plain to me that, with or without a light, it is a person's duty to look out for steps.