The Nicola Valley News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2012-12-21
issued: 1915-11-19
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note: ��� , _ THE HOME PAPER FOR THE CITY Of MERRITT AND THE NICOLA VALLEY Vol. 5. No. .52 MERRITT, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, -1915 Price 5 Cents Canford Lumber Action.���Bishop De Pencier Preaches to Large Congregation.���Two School Trustees to be Elected in January Chief Justice Hunter's Summing Up in the Canford Lumber Mill Action Verdict of Interesting Case Heard at Nelson. Claimant was of Nicola Valley General Hospital. The Law and Accidents to Employees Inmate The jury after being out for an hour and five minutes returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff under the Employers Liability act,, with damages of $3375 this leinga sum equivalent to wages for three years, based upon what Lyons was receiving prior to the accident, states the "Nelson News" "concluding its report of the final stages of the case Percy B. Lyons vs. Nicola Valley Pine Lumber Co., of Canford, and the hearing of which occupied three duys befoie Chief Justice Hunter in the Supreme Court held at Nelson last week. The action was for damages for injuries received by plaintiff while working as a sawyer in the Canford mills. Voluminous evidence was submitted by the defense and claimant, H. C. Meeker, manager of the mill and Dr.J. J. Gillis also being present. During the hearing a practical -demonstration of how they allege the accident1* happened, was given by* the plaintiff and two witnesses at the Des- champs sawmill, the Chief Justice, counsel, jury and witnesses being pre sent." . The case is of considerable local interest to the public.and directors and suppor- , ters of the 'hospital in that while-the * case was in the stage of pending litiga- :tion a proposal was submitted -to the --hospital directors-that the institution ' ��� agree ..to- reduce r the", account it had ;- against Lyons for medical treatment ~ io facilitate -*--settlement^.between . Lyons arid *the mill 'company ,out,of coarj;. r< At the' meeting when ' the pro- ." "position came up Director Gay heatedly^ and with much.vigor'^op…
note: Print Run: 1910-1916 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Merritt (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0184704
language: English
lat: 50.1125000
long: -120.7916999
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Merritt, B.C. : Edward C. Bell
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