ARBITRATION COURT
WEST COAST SITTINGS. (Per United Press Association.) WESTPORT, November 20. The Court of Arbitration commenced its sittings here this afternoon when two workers’ compensation cases were disposed of. In Barnett v. Westport Stockton Coal Coy, judgment was entered by consent for £125 in addition to weekly compensation previously paid, totalling £156. In the case of Bartholomew against the same Company, plaintiff was a trucker and while taking crib he noticed a bright object nearby which he picked up and examined by the aid of a lamp. The object proved to be a detonator which exploded and damaged his left hand. The Company declined liability on the ground that the accident did not arise out of plaintiff’s employment. The Court held, however, that plaintiff acted reasonably in the employer’s interests and awarded compensation amounting to £l5O and costs. The Court sits to-morrow to deal with several appeals in breach of award cases and sits at Greymouth on Friday.
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Southland Times, Issue 19102, 21 November 1923, Page 6
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159ARBITRATION COURT Southland Times, Issue 19102, 21 November 1923, Page 6
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