£1,656 Damages Sought By Bus Company
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JUDGMENT is is expected within the J next two months on a claim by the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., against Greenock Corporation for £1,656 damages. The Court of Session action ended last week, and Lord Cameron reserved his decision.
The company claimed that three bus accidents in Kilmacolm Road, Greenock, during the summer of 1955, were due to the condition of the road, which was the corporation's responsibility. In each case, single-deck buses skidded and crashed— one of them overturned, and 22 people were hurt. Afterwards, crews refused to work on the route. and the corporation agreed to resurface the road.
• In reply, the corporation denied responsibility for the accidents, claiming that the surface at the time was suitable for any class of vehicle.
The company's claim was for damage to vehicles and the loss through their being off the road for repair.