COMPENSATION LAW

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 183, 7 August 1935, Page 8

COMPENSATION LAW

MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENTS INTERESTING POINT RAISED J Per Pres# Association. J WELLING tON, Aug. 6. Suoulil compensation be paid m respect ol all muiui accidents on exactly i.ic same principle as compensation is paid uuder the workers’ Uumpensali"ii Act? Ahis qacstio.l i-* eugag'ug tne attention of representatives oi ihr legal profession, insurance companies and motoring interests. Mr. i’. O’llegan, bairisier aud solicitor ol

Wellington, a recognised authority on compensation law, explained iu-da t ' that, under tne Motor \ eludes (Third Party Risks) Ad, lL'2i*. liability in respect of nwtor collisions al tallied only it negligence could be imputed to the d n\cr. “My idea,” said Mr. O’Regan, “is that a certain amount by way uf com pcnsatiuii should be payable i.i any event, on exactly the same principle as compensation is jmyaide under the Workers’ Compensation Ad. That is to sav that a certain amu-unt to be prescribed by S.aliiic, should be payable irrespective of the, amount of negligence. Liberty should be reserved to Hie poison injured to sue lor damages if he was convinced or advised on tne fails surrounding the accident, that be could satisfy a jury that he was in pne I by the driver’s negligence. This would mean that every persc-n injurei* would be assured of some monetary repartition, while any person injured by negligence would still be free to claim in excess of Hie amount prescribed by way of < Gin prnsal ion. ’ ’