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AUCKLAND.
In the case of James Brennan v. James Donaghy, arising out of the Onehunga shooting case, and in which plaintiff was badly wounded by the defendant, the jury 'found that the defendant. was a lunatic at the time he shot Brennan, and that plaintiff .was entitled to £750 damages trom defendant for injuries received. Argument was then heard on the question, Can damages ;be recovered from a lunatic?
Notice was given at the Education Bosrd 'meeting on Thursday to bring forward at the jnexi; meeting a petition to Parliament show:ing that, the capitation now allowed to the •Iboard is insufficient, as,- owing to the •.sparsely settled nature- of the district, the iboard have to maintain 315 schools with .an attendance of under 100, which are ueeessarilv conducted at a loss.
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Otago Witness, Volume 02, Issue 2420, 2 August 1900, Page 38
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