Teacher Sucd by Pupii Judgment for G.#460 damages! and costs was awarded Miss Zafire Blahi, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. Hagi K. Elahi, British, by Sudge Milton D. Purdy'in the U. Benes een ce gri October automobile accident suit Hogan, sari ce purdy in summoning. up Purdy. in. sume the evidence paid a high tribute to Mrs, Hogan's unusual intelligence evinced in her testimony, but) sao erated ha abe cout have taken additional precaution to avoid the accident earns occurred in the com poled tens Bue! Sena for Pett 68 sane Road at bout 280 tote ican Horan, eat? in tie tindenstien, ear of tees a ce ae eng' ce tae eeadrand sofaer te plaintiff, a pupil in the school, wit the rear of her vehicle.
According to the evidence, there win Stas mtr of che Trvugel In paying games in. the compound, and the children urnally left their play and stood in the Vicinity of the cars to one side while the teachers were backing them out in order to wave y. TI defendant, on that occasion, sou ed her horn, and about 8'to 4 children who were there lined up on Tight sie. The plaintiff, it seems, Gino Hear the horn," kueiing down a short distance to the re of the vehicle, and drawing figures on the ground, The car was at once stopped at the exclamation tone of the students, The plainti sustained injuries "to her right nider blade and sustained some Bnor brolaes to her face, arm and leg.
"Judge Purdy found that the "habit" of the teacher in walking through the playground and entering her car and then merely sound: ing her horn to warn the children that she was about to back her car out of the mat shed was not the exercise of such caution and prudence as the dangers apparently. incident to the situation demanded. He said that the defendant, could have told the children that she was about to back her car out and that she colild have looked round. the side of her vehicle. He dismissed the' allegation of contributory neg-Higence" against the, plainti saying that she was, lawfully on the playground and that even. an adult person, if deeply engrossed in work or playin a place of apparent security, might not hear the horn.
Of the G.$400 damages awarded the plaintiff, G.$210 were for the medical expenses, while G.250 were for compensation, In his opinion, the Judge said, there would be n6 disfigurement in the future as claimed by the plaintiff.
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