CYCLIST’S DEATH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 91, 17 April 1929, Page 7

CYCLIST’S DEATH

CLAIM BY MOTHER [ Pei: Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, April 16. hile demonstrating a motor-cycle in February last, Edward E. H. Diehl, aged 17. wa s involved in an accident and succumbed to injuries. In the Arbitration to-day Alice Mary Diehl, w’duw, claimed compensation from O’-mond Earl Cordes, motor cycle dealer, in respect of the death of tier son, it being alleged that deceased was employed by defendant as a motor salesman and mechanic, that the accident occurred when he was teaching a customer to ride a motor cycle, wuile he rode in the sidecar. Defendant denied that deceased had been employed as a mechanic, but admitted that he occasionally made repairs and performed other duties of his own freewill. The defence raised the question of dependency, counsel saying that plaintiff had to maintain her son. Mr Justice Eraser said that the Court estimated that the boy ’s profit to his mother was about three shillings a week, aiql it was not likely that he would have married for four years, and the Court must assess the profit Iff) would havtt been to his mother during the period- Judgment was given on the basis of 10s a week on that basis, so that £lO4 will be paid to plaintiff, together with medical and funeral expenses and costs.