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A FAMILY awarded over £51,01 damages after their tour bt driver father died in a crash at beauty spot in the Trossacl have lost their compensatic following a successful appeal t Alexander (Midland), which a solved it of blame.
In November 1979, Lord Jau cey at the Court of Sessic awarded Mrs Annie Dingwall Drumchapel, Glasgow, widow the dead man £33,165 for herse and a total of £18,250 for her fi■ daughters. The court conclude the crash had resulted from in the buses braking syste caused by negligence.
Lord Jauncey said passenge had paid tribute to driver Din wall's effort to get the bus safe downhill after hearing hi shout: "My God, no brakes," similar words. Dingwall and or passenger died in the crash the Duke's Pass in the Trossacl on September 8, 1979. The bt overturned after plunging 60 down an embankment.
The appeal court said Lor Jauncey's conclusions could n be justified. The family had n successfully established the was air in the front brakir system.
Dingwall was an experience driver and if there had been z in the system all through ti 100-mile journey that da sponginess and excessive ped travel would have been notic able. Yet he never made al complaint or comment befo his shout that the brakes hi failed, said Lord Wheatley.
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