SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
GODIRIV v. GILBERT. APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL. (By Telegraph—Prey. Association.) ' \VELLINGTON. Monday. The Appeal Court to-day granted aondltlonal leave to appeal to the Privy council in the case of Godfrey v. Gilbert. which was heard in the Court of Appeal in June. The husband of Mrs Godfrey. the plaintiff. was killed in a collision in Canterbury bel\\eeh his motor-car and I lorry driven by Uilberl. In the original action the jury in the Supreme Court. Christchurch, found that both partleq “ere twirlhrent but that Gilbert had the ilnal nppurlunily or averting the smash. L'pon this finding sub—stantial damages were awarded plain—tiff. ’l‘hn Ilourt of Appeal by a maJorily dot-Isiah. austuiuud the judg« mom. lliuinzh u minority of the Bnnch mnsidvrod that the jury‘s. verdirl “as irrrgulnr and that a new. trial shuulil have bi-vn ordered. I
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Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19990, 14 September 1936, Page 8
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