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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 5, 1938.
$10,000 DAMAGES SUIT AGAINST TRAMWAY CO: PATRICIA PASCO'S CLAIM
Miss Patricia Pasco, 14-year-old Central British School student and hockey-player, who was in- volved in an accident in November while tra velling on a tramcar, sued, through her father, Mr. Boris Pasco, the Hong Kong Tramway Company, Limited, for $10,000 damages at the Supreme Court this morning.
The action is being heard by the ziness to be experienced for months. Acting Chief Justice, Mr. R. E. Cross-examined by Mr. Potter, Lindsell Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, witness said that plaintiff was not instructed by Mr. Peter H. Sin, is yet cured of the concussion as two representing the plaintiff, and Mr. days ago she still complained of Eldon Potter, K.C., instructed by dizziness. Witness examined her Mr. O. E. C. Marton, is appearing nervous system and found it to be for defendant company.
in good shape. ⠀
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It was alleged that at about 8 The right shoulder being bigger p.m. on November 28 last, plaintiff, than. the other was very unusual, accompanied by her father and in plaintiff's case, pointed out wit- mother, was travelling on a tramcar ness, as plaintiff was left-handed from Causeway Bay to North Point. and one would expected the re-
As the car was approaching a verse. compulsory stop at the Lee Gardens, Patricia Pasco, plaintiff, stated plaintiff and her parents prepared that she was 14 years old.
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She to go down the stairs to leave the was sitting on the single seat at the car. Her mother went first, followed top of the stairs and her parents
As the car was approaching the was about to proceed down the stairs, the car was violently stopped stop at Lee Gardens, plaintiff's with the result that plaintiff and mother descended followed by her her parents were thrown to the father. Plaintiff remembered noth- ing more until she found her bottom of the stairs.
mother massaging her back at 'home.
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DAZED CONDITION Counsel for plaintiff alleged that the accident was due to negligence on the part of the driver.
Plaintiff was carried home by her father in a dazed condition and had
he could, however, remember,
being carried off the car
by her father.
At home she felt a queer feeling on the back of her shoulder. Her a swelling on the back of her right head was going "round" and she shoulder.
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was dizzy. She could not remem- The defence maintained that the ber going to bed that night. The driver was forced to put on the following morning she felt stiff emergency brakes as a third-class and her shoulder hurt when she at- passenger had unsuccessfully attempted to sit up.. tempted to leave the car and was DANCING DISPLAYS hanging on to the handle-bar with the Plaintiff stated that after the risk of being dragged. The matter accident she occasionally. became was beyond the control of the driver dizzy when she stood up. She ex- and defendant company denied all perienced the same feeling just [liability.
week ago. Plaintiff admitted that Plaintiff's counsel added that she took part in a dancing display plaintiff was unable to attend school twice after the accident. -Her for some time as she was advised shoulders were even prior to the by the doctor to take rest.
accident.
DOCTOR'S. EVIDENCE
a
Cross-examined by Mr. Potter, Dr. E. W. Kirk, who attended plaintiff replied that she took part plaintiff, stated in the witness-box in dancing displays at the King's this morning, that he examined Theatre on March 10, at the plaintiff on the morning: following Y.M.C.A. on March 23, and at the the accident. The condition of her Peninsula Hotel on April 18, Plain- tiff did not feel dizzy when danc- brain was that of a patient recover- ing from concussion, as she was
ing.
somewhat dazed, pale, and shaky in Plaintiff stated that it was neces-
her movements.
sary to proceed down the stairs while the car was in motion to get off the car when it stopped, other- wise the car would continue mov- ing...
The condition of her
shoulder was that which doctors describe as a hemotoma, (clot of blood under the skin) which made the shoulder Plaintiff said that she and her appear swollen. It was bluish and parents got out of their seats when restricted the movements of the the car was about 100 yards away shoulder:
from the stop.
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Mr. Potter: "I put it to you that
Witness stated that the hemoto- ma could have been caused by blow or a fall. Witness; after ex- when the car was 100 yards away it was not necessary to get up amining plaintiff, advised her to from the stop" refrain from studying. He visited three of us.
But there were
her on three occasions and found MR. PASCO'S EVIDENCE that she was improving. Witness Mr. Boris Pasco stated that it visited plaintiff two days ago and was a common practice, for people yesterday. He noticed that, there
to
go down to the bottom of the was a difference in the size of the stairs before the car actually stop- shoulders. The muscle over the ped as there was no means of com- right shoulder appeared fuller than municating to the driver that one the other.
wished to get off at any particular
Dr. Kirk said this could have stop. DE BE been, possibly, the result of the ac- Witness was half-way down when cident or it could have been origin- the car suddenly jerked and came al. He had not examined plaintiff to a stop. Witness fell down and later found his daughter crumpled
at the bottom. She did not re-
| ply to him when he questioned her.
case is continuing.