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ASSAULT CLAIM CASE: DEFENDANT'S STORY

SHE RAN INTO MY CLENCHED FIST. SHE SLAPPED HER

SELF WITH BOTH HANDS. SHE HERSELF PULLED OUT HER TOOTH, AND TORE HER HAIR.”

This was the explanation given, a high tone.

I threatened to sum

by Karel Weiss, manager of mon the police if she did not keeD. "Rolny's," at the Supreme Court quiet. Her temper rose so I took this morning when he was examin- up the phone. She threw the p ed, in connection with a claim of per-weight on to my table which $1,000, as damages for assault, by was about four yards away. his former employee, Miss Molly Chan, before the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell.' ~.

"She then picked up a ruler and rushed towards me. I clenched my fist and put it out to stop her and she ran into my fist. Her mouth

Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth appeared for plaintiff and defendant was re-started bleeding. presented by Mr. D. McCallum,

"She then began slapping herself with both -hauds and tore at her hair."

"I guided her to a chair and brought her a towel to stop the

bleeding.

"One or two minutes later she

DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE Dr. M. Nicholson stated this morning that he examined plaintiff on November 21, She complained of an assault. Witness found bruises on her lips. A tooth was loose and her left ear-drum was started pulling at one of her teeth ruptured. Her lips were swollen. which had been loose for over a

Witness said a ruptured ear-year. drum could be serious. It was medical treat- necessary to have

REPORT TO. POLICE

He made a report to the police and three hours later a police ser- Witness geant came to the office.

ment and observation for some time. Witness examined plaintiff's eardrum abour four weeks and found it had healed.

"A pretty hard blow with the gave plaintiff a note to go to hon- open hand" would cause a rupture.pital at his expense as he was sor- The injuries of plaintiff compatible ry that she had run into her fist.

"On November 22 I wrote her with an assault which might have occurred two or three hours pre-asking her to claim what was I sup- posed to owe, and she replied in viously.

Cross-examined, witness replied handwriting, which I asked her to that the injuries. of plaintiff were type. The following day I told her consistent more with the slapping that I could not recognise her with the

with claims, but would give her half of open hand than

my half-share in' a radium appara- rushing into defendant's fist

all tus. She agreed to renounce claims when I decided to sign over “DENTISTS” CHARGE Ho Sin-min, dentist, testified that my half-share to her entirely. The when plaintiff came to him her left agreement was signed in duplicate. front-tooth was loose. He extract-She stayed on until December 11.” ed the tooth and fitted a false one.] Witness admitted that a certain Witness said he charged plaintiff Frank Lee lent him $2,000, part of to which was still owing. Plaintiff's $150 to extract the tooth and fit a false one.. A gold cap had to brother's $900 loan had been re- be fitted over the adjoining tooth paid. Witness received no money

from plaintiff. to fix in the false tooth,

RADIUM APARATUS VALUE

Cross-examined witness said that

Cross-examined, he admitted that he possessed no dentist quali- fications except a Canton Certificate of Registration. In reply to Mr. McCallum, he stated that he charg-plaintiff received a salary of $20 Witness signed over ed his clients between $10 and $20 per month. for extracting a tooth.”

his half-share in the radium ́ ́-ap-

Mr. McCallum: "I put it to you paratus to her because he wanted that you do not charge more than to recompense her for bringing in- one dollar for a tooth and that if to the firm other business-men, ex- you had got $5 you would have cluding Mr. Frank Lee.

Witness admitted that plaintiff been handsomely repaid?"—"That

was pressing for satisfaction of her is not so." DEFENDANT GIVES EVIDENCE claims prior to the alleged assault. Karel Weiss, defendant, said plain-He explained that he signed over tiff joined his firm in 1986 and left the half-share in the radium appar- atus because it was of no value to on December 11 last. ̈`

him as he had no time to work it He admitted that he was offered

"On November 19, plaintiff was extremely nervy. I had given her notice at the beginning of the month, $1,500 for the half-share.

but on November 20, I offered her

condition

a job as saleswoman in the import and export business on that she behaved much better,

were "The offer and conditions

of my interpreted through one friends. I offered higher commission and salary, but she declined the offer. She asked for a lump sum of $60,000 for pioneer workshe had done. I refused and left the office.

The case continues this after- noon.

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