SUPREME COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 91, 7 June 1911, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

A PASSENGER'S CLAIMS. (per Press Association.) Christchurch, Last Night. At the Supreme Court to-day, Florence Louise Dummer claimed from the Shaw, Savill and Albion Shipping Co., LUL £ISOO damages, and Ernest Edward Dummer £IOOO damages for bodily injuries received by Florence Louise’ Cummer whilst proceeding from England to New Zealand by the s.s. Tainui. A special jury of twelve, was empanelled. Florence Louise Dummer stated she was a third-class passenger from London to New Zealand by the s.s. Tainui. At about 10 o'clock on the morning of November 10, when they were between the Cape of Good Hope and Hobart, she met with, an accident and had since been suli'oring from its cll'cets. Another witness who came out in the Tainui on the same voyage as Mrs. Hummer, said taut on the morning of November 10 she went up on deck with Mrs. Dummer and her three children. When crossing along the alleyways to the sheltered side of the deck a wave swept over the deck. \\ lines:-; was herself nearlv washed, down a hatchway. She afterwards learnt that Mrs. Dummer had been hurt. It was the custom far third-class passengers to pass these alleyways. The defence was that the plaintiff Louise Dummer had been carried, by defendant company on the voyage upon the terms, amongst others, that tho defendant company should in no ease be liable for any loss or injury arising from negligence in the navigation of the steamer, and at the time she was alleged to aave been washed over, servant? of the defendant company worm engaged in an act of navigation, namely, fitting up a cluster of electric lights in the bunker •hold of the steamer, which lights were required for working the coal in the hold, and in order to do it it was necessary for the defendant company, by its servants, to temporarily open such holds. The case was not finished when the Court rose. ' PALMERSTON SITTINGS. , Palmerston N., Im.st Night. At Hie Supreme Court to-day the civil eases. J. M. Howell v. Thomas McGregor, a claim for £223 commission for collecting accounts, and Goldingham and Beckett, Lid., v. Flyger, an'action for specific performance of the lefiss of right-of-way and damages, resulted in Judge Chapman finding Jor defendants in both cases. Frederick Hunter, for forging and uttering a Savings Bank withdrawal note for £3, was given three years' reformative sentence. Accused had six previous convictions for theft against him.