CLAIM FOR £3OOO.
MACHINIST SUES LABOURER. SEQUEL TO MOTOR ACCIDENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Monday. . A claim for £3OOO damages was made in the Supreme Court to-day by Marjorie Shakleton, a 22-year-old machinist, against David Robert John Ellis, labourer. Plaintiff was cycling on the Great North Road on February 17 when she was knocked down by a car driven by Ellis. She alleges permanent partial Incapacitation as a result of the injuries. The jury found that the plaintiff was entitled to £1750 general damages in addition to the £207 2s special damages agreed upon. His Honour entered judgment accordingly, with costs according to scale, witnesses’ expenses/ and disbursements to be settled by the registrar.
Counsel was granted 'l4 days in which to apply for a new trial on the ground that the damages awarded were excessive.
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19407, 6 November 1934, Page 3
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136CLAIM FOR £3OOO. Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19407, 6 November 1934, Page 3
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