COURT CASES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13979, 14 August 1909, Page 5

COURT CASES.

AT AUCKLAND. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 13. At the Police Court tliis morning, Thomas Dowd, master of tho scow Flora was ehargod with manslaughter in connection with tlu- drowning of Frederick Clark by thi' sinking of tho scow in Auckland harbour. Accused was remanded for a week, hail in one. surety of £HH> being allowed. Mr Kettle, S.M., Rave judgment this morning in a case in which Mr Ford, of the Shipping Line, sued the Superintendent or Mercantile Marino fnr C!>' -Is lOd. A sailor injured oil plaintiff's vessel was sent ashore for treatment. Tho Department required plaintiff's company to deposit a sum. Id cover the sailor's maintenance while i n<*apaoi ta ted. Deteudant disbursed out of deposit CM 17s (icl for medical charges and .Co 7s -Id tor wages. 'lho sailor was attended bv a private doctor and lived at a hoarding-house. .The plaintiff contended that they were not liable for the man's maintenance unless he went into a public, hospital, and tho tiuui \v:is not entitled to bocause he had signed off and received |,IS discharge. The. .Magistrate held that the sailor was entitled to medical expanses, provided that these did not exceed tho amount which lie would have paid in a public hospital. Ho was of opinion that the act of a man signing off terminated his engagement, but would like an authoritative pronouncement, and gave both sides leay# lo appeal. lie gave judgment iof plaintiff for ,L's 7s ■id wages paid, and lor the defendant in the matter ot medical expenses.