NEGLIGENT DRIVING.
JURY AWARDS FULL DAMAGES. By Telegraph—Press As.«ccJ«tJon GISBORNE. August 22. The jury found for plaintiff and awarded the full amount of damages. £653 12. -. at the conclusion of the hearing yesterday of a claim for damages arising out of an accident on July 2. 1929. when the plaintiff, Leslie Albert Redstone, aged 18. was knocked off his bicycle by a car driven by the defendant. Frank James Gartshore. The jury found that defendant was negligent in driving at an excessive speed, and in a reckless manner, and in failing to keep a proper look-out. and that plaintiff was negligent in riding his cycle without a light or rear reflector, but that defendant, up to the last moment, could have avoided the accident by the exercise of reasonable care. Counsel for defendant moved for a stay of execution, pending consideration of an application for a new trial. His Honour Mr Justice Reed made an order accordingly.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18653, 23 August 1930, Page 18
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157NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18653, 23 August 1930, Page 18
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