SHOP ASSISTANT’S DEATH
DAMAGES AMOUNTING TO £2OOO AWARDED. (United Press Association.) Wellington, August 4. Fatal injuries suffered by Henry Stent, a shop assistant, aged 41, who was knocked down by a motor car when crossing Jervois Quay on December 31, resulted in a claim for £2500 damages being brought in the Supreme Court by his widow, Janet Scott Stent. Liability was admitted by the insurance company concerned, but not by the defendant, Frederick Collins Leach, a motor salesman. As the company was the virtual defendant, the jury was asked to assess the damages, which it did, awarding the plaintiff £2OOO, of which £2OO is to be set aside for four years.
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Southland Times, Issue 22961, 6 August 1936, Page 7
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111SHOP ASSISTANT’S DEATH Southland Times, Issue 22961, 6 August 1936, Page 7
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