Mechanic Injured in Depot Gets £1,625
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AFORMER motor mechanic was awarded damages of £1,625 at Airdrie, last week, against Baxter's Bus Services, Ltd. The mechanic, Archibald Stanley, claimed that when he was employed by the company in 1954 he was knocked down by a reversing bus in their depot and now suffered from a heart condition and arthritis in one shoulder.
The company denied negligence, pointing out that the onus was on Stanley to keep a proper look out as he knew buses were constantly being moved in the depot. They also denied that his present condition was caused by the accident.
Sheriff T. Young, giving judgment, said it appeared Stanley was too busy lighting his pipe to realize that a bus was bearing down on him. However, buses should not be reversed without supervision in a depot—the same rules should apply there as applied on a public highway.
Stanley and the bus driver were equally to blame, the Sheriff decided. In assessing damages, he said Stanley had lost 0,900 wages up to last December, when be was due to retire. After retirement his working life might have been two years, so £600 would be awarded for this, and there would be a 050 award for solatium.
The total was £3,250, from which half would be deducted for Stanley's blame in the accident.
MANCHESTER FORD SHOW
UNDER the title of the Ford May Fair, an exhibition of Ford products is to be held at the City Hall, Manchester, from May 8 to 16. in the commercial section there will be vehicles equipped with various types of bodywork, tractors, industrial units and accessories.
The exhibition will be open daily from 12.30 to 9 p.m., and tickets can be obtained free from the sponsors, H. and J. Quick, Ltd., H. E. Nunn and Co., Ltd., and Manchester Garages, Ltd. A similar show in 1957 was attended by over 100,000 people.
R.H.A. SUB-AREA OFFICERS
THE following elections by sub-areas of the Road Haulage Association are reported:
Coventry, Rugby and North Warwickshire: Chairman, Mr. G. Braithwaite; vice-chairman, Mr. R. Allen; honorary secretary, Mr. J. W. Morley.
Leamington, Warwick and Stratfordon-Avon: Chairman, Mr. F. C. KingSmith; honorary secretary, Mr. W. A. Weatherhead.
NO CUT IN STANDEES
A SUGGESTION that fewer people rt. should be allowed to stand on Sheffield's new 76-seat buses has been rejected by the transport committee. It was put forward by the Transport and General Workers' Union, who claimed that crews were finding difficulty in coping with the existing maximum of eight standing passengers.