ARBITRATION COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19813, 3 December 1919, Page 8

ARBITRATION COURT.

" —'-—■ i ; COMPENSATION CASES. | „ i r The .Arbitration Court resumed its! sitting in Christehureh this morning, \ n his Honor Mr Justice Stringer (presii- don*,) presiding, and Mr J. A. M'Cul- ' lough representing the employees ami I i- Mr W. Scott the employers. ' I Georja- l.nrcumbe. labourer, Temple- .-. ton, rind Alice G.'Laruombe, his wife, i. sued Colin Stewart, tanner. Chertsev, j. tor compensation on account of the. | !• dt\'t!i ot their son while in Stewart's i m employ. If, was stated that in Juried e 1919, Clifford Larcombe. son of plain- j r tills, teamster, was kicked bv m horse n and died from tn.e injuries. " He was! ; i e.-irning 30s it week and found from de-! "-' leiidant. I'Hintiffs, claimed the sum of ■n iMA) and such other relief as the Court rleemed them on tit led to. The funeral '" expenses were- set down at £-20 9s. ■'• Mr Hunter appeared for pla.iniifTs and '■' Mr Alpers for defendant. ,s .Mr Hunter slid thai Clifford Lar- *" combe was fourteen years of ago, but u - was dointr a man's work. While he was in Stewart's stables a horse he wan m grooming been mo frightened, lashed |>r out and fatally injured him. During j , it Ins liietime the youth pave a.ll hi'" „• money to his parents. After paving | k ; for his clothes, his contributions to I ■, t tiie household were about £OO a rear' .._ and, probably if ho had lived, he would p. have continued to pay that sum until' he was twenty-ono years. The father had two other children, both vounp, and was- a farm labourer, earning 12s i a day, but not regularly. Both plaintiffs gave evidence as to their son\ disposition to help them. His Honor said that the Court , hound by the law to give 156 times thi ■" weekly wage in eases of total dependence by claimants on the person injured, in the present ease, plaintiffs were only pm tally dependent on Olif. tord Larcombe. The Court, would e ,j award £2OO compensation and £2O Ds n j for funeral expenses, with £7 '<V costs. Sydney James O'Neill, Christchureh, carter, sued Drummond Anderson "Withers, Sockburn, contractor, for £1 in 17s 6d a week, wages (including hoard e d find lodging estimated at los a week), 0 f from March S. 1919. to Aucust 30. ;th 1510, .imonntinsx to £4O 17s Cd. and ir _ asked for n declaration of j„x liability or the payment of a, lump \ii s,ID »-