Russian Lady's Suit for Tis.
5,000: Trouble Caused by Unlicensed Driver Another claim was heard by Mr.
Jacobs (American Assessor)
strate Yui Ying-vong at Court on Monday" for es alleged to have been suffered as the result of a motor-car accident. Plaintiff, Mrs. TT. Del loged that at 7 am. G she went to the Oriental Motor Car Ca, and ordered ear No, 693. She was being driven alone "Whangpoo Road and was erossing Woosunge Road when her our was struck by motor truck: No. 15361, owned by defendants, the C." Johnson Garage Ca,, which "was by driven There was resulted, said plaintiff, from the negligence of the driver. "A further allegation—was made that, according to the Police Trame Department, the driver of defendant's truck was unlie Plaintiff claimed that in the col she hud been badly muni wussly and per-I. She therefore launed Tis, 5,000 for physical ins juries sustained, Tls. 15,000 for Future medical treatment, Tls. 5,000 for lose work, and costs. Defendants deny negligence on the part of them selves or their servants. They admit that the driver was unlicensed but. claim that he was a qualified driver, fully competent to manage the motor truck, They deny that plai Auf suffered serious permanent " injuries or that che was badly mut ed. They would further show that plaintiffs Russian counsel, Mr. A.
Kouminsky, arrived at a fall settlement with the defendants on the condition that they should pay Tls. 75 to the Shanghai General Hospital. This was accepted and the money was paid, hence defendants assumed no further responsibility and asked that the case should be dismissed, Mr. 8. A. Young" appeared for plaintiff; Mr. W. S. Fleming for defendants.
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