The Archive · 1930

Rehearing Denied Before Judge Purdy in the U.S

Court for China, on January 13, Mr. H. D. Rodger, representing,

Wang Tsang-sz, who recently obtained judgment against Mr. ©. S. Upson for $1,620 in connection with)

motor accident in which her son was killed, made a motion for the rehearing of part of the evidence of Mr. O R. Muller, of the West Coast Lite Insurance Ca. At the trial of the case, Mr, Muller said the expected length of life of the plaintiff was nine years and judgment was upon this Mr, Rodger said that Mr, Muller had mads a mistake in his calcula tions and he had witnesses present] to prove it. In calculating the expected length of life of Chinese, such calculations were based on 50 por cent. greater mortality in China than in America, said counsel.

Mr. C. 8, Franklin, for Mr, Up-son, appeted the motion and " said] that judgment had been handed down and that defendant was ready! to pays Judge Purdy said that the case in general was one of spe and conjecture. In any cas expected length of life was arbi sarily fixed. by insurance compa The amount given plaintiff, was Sufficient and it covered what she would have received from her hawker son. The motion, therefore, was denied:

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