In the course of his opening of the case for defendants, Mr. Newman said they very much regretted the accident, but contended that jit was not their fault. In the stress lof the moment,; they might have Hbeen a little graff, but they ab-schutely denied being intentionally rude to Mrs. Davis. Mr. Barra: clough also strongly denied that he peretin plaintiff 10 days after wae under the influence of liquor.
Bryson gave evidence
the accident occurred, stating that
iliad been done. he considered no permanent damage Mr. Barraclough was then called, and described in detail his moyements on Armistice Day up to the time of the accident. The only drinks he took were two small glasses of champagne at the Zero Club and five Q.C's and a tankard of ale at the Shanghai Club. He had taken Mr. Hunter out to his house in Bubbling Well Road and was returning to keep an appointment at the Race Club.
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