Arbitration Court.
Friday, May 2.— Before His Honor Mr
Justice Cooper and Assessors
O'Neil v. Cameron and Brooking. — This was a cl.iiru under " The Workers Compensation for Accidents Act, l'.'OO.'' The plaiotiffi did not appear, but his solicitor wi*ote a letter stating he did not intend to proceed with the case. Mr Govett appeared for the defendants, and asked that the case be struck out. He did not ask for costs, as it was useless. Upon the case being struck out Mr Govett poiuted out the hardships his clients had been put to, as there never had been any -accident 'at all, a*.d the whole claim was an absolute invention. He asked the Court to cousider whether they could not, by insisting upon security or otherwise, prevent such cases occurring. His Honor regretted that there -was no means of doing this if solicitors "took up cases without good reason.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11957, 3 May 1902, Page 2
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