Hearing of a civil suit' in. which ar, V. Chourlianis claims the sum $2780 for personal injuries received to the reckless driving of Driver RASE, lorry-driver, was HM. Supreme Court before Assistant Judge P. Grant Jone yesterday, Mr resented the plaintiff while Mr. John MeNeil appeared on behalf of the defendant, Mr, Chourlianis was involved in accident on the Garden Bridge at 935 am, on June 2, when he was struck bya British Army lorry. Mr, 'A. Samoiloff revealed to the court {that he was standing on the Garden Bridge on the morning of Juno 2 walling for a friend, He said that he saw the plaintiff, whom he had known by sight, passing the last sentry box on the Hongkew side of the bridge, Bound in the direction of Hongkew.
"There was a semicircle of people passing the sentry box, he said, and the plainti was Just passing the box and turning towards the pavement when he saw him. The plaintif® was carrying two or three parcels in his hand, "A motor ear knocked the plaintie down, said the witness, and the next thing he saw was the whos fon his og. As the plainti made step forward with his right foot a truck came from behind him, The truck stopped and the next thing the witness saw was a shoe and the: parcels lying on the ground, 'Mr, Samoiloff said that he saw no other foreigners on the bridge at the time, Asked whether a. foreign police sergeant, who was in court, was present at' the time, the witness replied that he had not. seen him. The witness continued that two oF three military men jumped off the truck und lifted. the injured man {info the vehicle, then driving away with him, Sergeant Ernest Kurlansky, of the SMP. suid that he was on duty on the Gurden Bridge at 935 am, on June 2 when he saw an accident in which a foreign pedestrian and British lorry were involved. He said that the" lorry was proceeding from South to North over' the bridge and foreign pedestrian was walking the same direction. The lorry "Was koing at a walking pace, about two miles an hour, When the lorry came parallel with the last sentry: box the iaintiff, who was walking behind some Chinese pedestrians "and who seemed to be in a hurry, tried" to overtake the Chinese pedestrians and side stepped to the right, The witness xxaid that he thought that the plaintitt was struck by the left front wheel of the lorry which went partly over the plaints Toft leg.
Other witnesses to give evidence yesterday wore Dr, Zocaroft and the plaintiff. The hearing was adjourned 1 10 am, today.
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