THE MONOWAI ACCIDENT
RESERVED JUDGMENT DELIVERED! JURY'S AWARD UPHELD. CPib Unitid Pberb Asrociatioic.) AT t> t GTON, May 22. advien f h'? 11 has roocivcd cabled, CW-n'J t,lat Mr Justice HvmS ;„ rC r rVcd j« d E™cnt has been do actionwT th P plaintiffs in tho H gl,t by fI V; Auckland waterside JEtd? against Wischer Proprietary uVahi' iff, J V ry recently awarded the d am «Kcs, and this was subject to a nonsuit point by defendants that oTvo.r' n( \ d ?, ty obs;,rvc <*'« towards anyone except the hrm from whom thev lecened the order—namely, Rosenhain and .0- Justice Cuseen reserved his decision. lie now gave judgment for the full amount claimed. _ with scale costs, witnesses' expenses, a.nd disbursements, including the cost of taking the evidence of 25 witnesses at Auckland. Mr Justice Cussen held that defendants owed the duty of care in filling and securing the cylinders to every person coming lawfully in proximity to them. [Tho plaintiffs were injured whilst handling a drum of sulphuric acid on 'the Monowai.J
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17322, 23 May 1918, Page 4
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171THE MONOWAI ACCIDENT Otago Daily Times, Issue 17322, 23 May 1918, Page 4
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