SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT
WIDOW CLAIMS DAMAGES ( Per b «m Association. J WELLINGTON. May 25. Arising from a collision at Thorndon on January 10, Annie May Morns sought from Guy I .owe. Chinese fruiterer, Petone, £3500 damages in the Supreme Court to-day for the death of her husband. Edward Terence Morris, tramway employee. Mr. Justice Quilliam was on the Bench. Negligence on the part of the defendant was alleged, whereby he caused the car to collide with deceased’s motor-cycle, the grounds of the claim including excessive speed. Defendant denied the allegations, contending that the accident was caused solely by deceased’s own negligence in crossing Thorndon Quay without warning and at a speed which was exceMxivF in th*» circumstances. Thr hearing will be continued to-
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 8
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