What must be one of the most interesting and important judgements ever given locally has just been issued by Judge Lobingier in the United States Court for China. The case was U.
F. Ollerdessen, the charge against accused being one of involuntary manslaughter, and the judgenient of the Court consists of a small fine and an indemnity to deceased's family for 19 years—the period which would constitute the normal expectation of life on the part of the victim of the accident.
Mr. RS. Haskell was for the prosecution and Mr. S. Fessenden for the defence, His Honour's judgement, was as follows:
Defendant pleads guilty to an information charging that he "On August 4, 1920, on Bubbling Well Road, within the jurisdiction of this Court, did unlawfully and kill a human being " involunta without malice, in that the said Albert Francis Ollerdessen at the time and place above mentioned was operating a motor car carrying Shanghai licence No. 3419, at "about 11.45 a.m, and operating said' motor car, without duo caution and _circumspection, did run into and collide with canvas shed, under which shed one Loh Ah-Wo a citizen of the Republic of China, that when said car operated by th engaged in a lawful "occupation, said Albdrt Francis Ollerdessen ran into and collided with said canvas shed that the said Loh Ah-we received such mortal injuries, from which he languished and died."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.