ACTION FOR DAMAGES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11761, 22 February 1919, Page 8

ACTION FOR DAMAGES.

motor collision

VERDICT FOR DEFENDANTS,

The hearing of the case Roderick S. Henderson v Levin and Co., Ltd., —a claim lor damages arising out of a collision "between the defendant’s motor car. driven by their servant, Jen Kins, and the plaintiff’s motor cycle on the Rangitikei Line, and a counter-claim by tne defendant company for damages to tbelr car—was resumed at the Supreme Court at Palmerston North yesterday before Mr Justice Chapman and a jury of twelve. The evidence had been completed on the previous day, and Mr Cooper now addressed the jury for the defendant company, Mr Gifford Moore following for the plaintiff. His Honor having summed up the jury retired. About three hours later they were sent for by the judge and in answer to him the foreman said he did not think there was any possibility of their agreeing. His Honor said be could now accept a majority verdict, even one of three-fourths, bet he could not discharge the jury until they had been away st least four hoars. When the specified time had elapsed the jury were sent for ag&iu, when the foreman said that although they had not yet arrived at a three-fourths verdict he thought there was just a possibility of them doing so. They again retired and halt an hour later returned a verdict for the defendant company on the plaintiff’s claim, and on the counterclaim for the coat of repairs to the defendant’s car. His Honor entered judgment for the defendants accordingly with costa as per scale,