Mr. H. Baring said that he was joter cycle on the night in question and was proceeding along Bubbling Well Road in a westerly direction. He saw defendant's motor car emerge from the alleyway (which is the drive-way to Mrs. Limby's premises) when he was some ten or 15 yards away but he was unable to avai after striking across the road and struck another ear head on. He heard no horn sounded and the green light was in his favour. In cross-examination, witness said that he was travelling at ten to 16 miles per hour on middle gear. His machine was 11 lip. American rating and he had been driving it for about three years. It was not possible for him to have avoided the collision.
Mr, Seddon:—I put it to you that you are known to be a fast driver and that your story regarding your speed of ten to 15 miles per hour is not true, Witness:—You put it to me?
Mr. Seddon:—Yes.
Witness:—Well, T say that it is absolutely inaccurate.
After evidence by a draughtsman in the employ of the Tramway Ca.
to. the correctness of a plan to scale which he had prepared, the defendant said that he had driven a number of American and
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