COMPENSATION CASE
AN UNUSUAL POINT BEFORE COURT. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, April 8. The Arbitration Court to-day reserved judgmf/.t in a compensation case in which a point of importance to insurance companies is involved —the question of whether the fact that employment might not be available for a man who had recovered sufficiently from an accident to do light work, should be taken into consideration in fixing the rate of compensation. Plaintiff is a watersider, Samuel John Gardiner, who is seeking additional compensation against Gannaway and Cc., stevedores, in respect to an accident last June. Full compensation was paid to October 14th. and he claimed £3/8/5 a week over the whole period of incapacity. Defendant pleaded that it was cornmen ground that plaintiff was fit for light work if it was available, and they were walling and still willing to pay at the rate of half ordinary compensation until he was able to resume his ordinary occupation.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19154, 9 April 1932, Page 9
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157COMPENSATION CASE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19154, 9 April 1932, Page 9
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