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GIVING

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ACCIDENT LIABILITY

BY

CHAKIZI

·AN OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO HIS PASSENGERS,

( BY ARRANGEMENT WITH The Morris Owner.)

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AUXILIARY ENGINES-

THE AILSA

Even in the

of boro-

planes and leviathan steam and

motor ship, it is considered an achievement to have been round the world more than onco. It is, however, something far above; the ordinary oven for the most hardened sailore; to be able to lay claim not merely to one or two! auch voyages but to several, and to have ale woathered the treacherous Cape Horn no loss

1926

A New

Light Weight Overland

The "Whippet

We have pleasure in announcing that the Willys Overland Co. is

now in production on an entirely new type of small, light car, FAST,

than five times. That is the POWERFUL ECONOMICAL TO RUN, LONG LIVED, thirty-two years record at soa of), ``

Mr P, Chivers, owner of the 7-

Very aptly has this addition to their already fine line of models ton aloop, Lady Moll. For thirty bcon named the "Whippet," It has more speed than the greyhound

(years he braved the elements, de-

pending upon sails alone, but in with all the tenacity of the terrier.

the end the ceaseless advance of mechanical science claimed his: allegianco, and it was about two years ago he decided to install an auxillary motor in his yacht in the shapo of an Ailsa Craig Kid" 10-14 h.p. 4-cylinder over- bead valve unit. It is significant There are vory few cars of It was argued on behalf of the of the successful results which | which it can be said with truth widow that, although X was are obtained with these modern that no one drives them except gratuitously carrying Z in his little unite that since Mr. Chivers their owners, and

con- car, he was, nevertheless, under has had it in his yacht he has Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd. which the contrary must be said care to see that he was carried go to sea again without one. The sequence the number of cars of the necessity of taking reasonable quite made up his mind never to is naturally enormous.

safely. I had failed in that duty true sailorman bas in the Past, In all probability there is a because a driver for whom he was been one of the hardest to con- large number of cars which are responsible had been negligent vinco as to the marita driven at different times by two to an extent which resulted in mechanical power, and it is due, or three members of a family the collision. It was also said to the remarkable performance and possibly intimate friends of that, whilst I was not the servant and reliability of such engines the owner in addition.

of X in which case X would as those made by the Ailsa Craig It must be admitted

that certainly have been liable), that Motor Co., of Chiswick, London, accidents will happen even in the was immaterial, becauso X him that the barriers of prejudice are best regulated of family

com-self was in the car and had done being rapidly broken down and munities, and it may well be that nothing to exclude his right of that it is fast becoming the rule a car owner will be called upon control.

rather than the exception for to ascertain his position when a claim is made against him by that he was not responsible for auxiliary engine,

On behalf of X it was urged every sailing yacht to have its third party who has been injured, the negligence of Y, anless ho,

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follows:

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roads:"

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damaged, whilst the owner's car, had been in fact in control of was being driven, by someone had given up the management of he is the owner he has, whilst in the ear, and that in this case be

The theory probably is that as Some two or three years ago a the car, took no part in the drive the car, both the right and the case was decided in the Highing, did not interfere in any way, opportunity to say to his friend Court, in which the facts were as and, therefore, it could not be who is driving, "Go slowly round said that the negligence of Y was this corner or "Be sure and X was in his motor car. and the same thing as the negligence blow your horn at the cross- with him, at his request, wore two friends of his, Yand Y

The learned judgo who decided What would be the legal was driving the car, whilst X sat the case laid down first of all position if the car was a limousino beside him and Z occupied the that X owed a duty to Z to take and the owner was in the back,. back seat. Y had previously reasonable care to see that Z fast asleep, when the accident driven the car for X, but there came to no harm, although he occurred? was no evidence that on the day was merely giving him a lift. in question X had done anything Secondly, he also laid down that, prosent moment is that it would All I am prepared to say at the to exclude his right of control of as X was actually in the car and be a very debatable one. the car, although it was obvious in control of it, he was liable to that he had no physical controlZ; although he entrusted the whilst Y was at the wheel.

mechanical control and physical Owing to the negligence of management of the car to Y. It Y the car collided with a lorry would be possible to see the facts The collision was a serious one, of this particular case (if we omit: and Z was so badly injured that the accident! being repeated ho died: Subsequently the widowovery day on the roads of the of Z brought an action against country, and it is more than for damages, resulting from the probable that in many cases the death of her husband Z.

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owner of the cat assumes that if someone else is driving then that someone is responsible if an accident arises through his carelessness.

It is probable also that there! are many owner drivers who as-: sume that when they give friends, or it may even be a straugər, e lift, the fact that the action is gratuitous would provont that friend or stranger from bringing an action against the car owner if an accident occurs for which he is directly or indirectly res- ponsible.

Consequently there are two points which this article may serve to bring home to readors:-

(1) That undor circum- stancos such as have been outlined when an accident happens through the careless. ness of the driver of a certain car, the mere fact that the' owner of the car was not driving at the time will not rob him of his liability to in- jured third parties, if he him- self was in the car at the time.

(2) That whilst the practice of giving rides to friends, or even stray pedestrians, has much to commend it from one point of view, it may none the less saddle the per- son who gives the lift with a serious liability in the event of an accident.

It has been well said that "one good turn deserves another," but experience teaches that it is far too risky to assume that a friend who has taken advantage of the hospitality of your car will not turn round and sue, you for damages if he is injured whilst in the car,

Perhaps the most romarkablo aspect of the case we have refor- red to is the decision of the judge who states, In effect, that a man may be in control" of his car for the purposes of establishing his liability to a third party, al- though from a purely mechanical standpoint he might just as well; not be in the car at all,

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Speed, over 65 miles per hour.

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56 inch treead..

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29 x 4.40 Cord Balloon tires.

Engine developing 31 horsepower.

Remarkable acceleration.

Low hung body of very pleasing Hires. Finished in Blue lacquer.

Ample room for passengers.

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This car is produced after exhaustive experiments with European light ears, it combines the best practice of Europe and of the United States. It has the specifications of a large expensive car with reduced measurements. It creates a new standard of value. You want the latest improvements and can't afford to buy a new car until you know all about what Willys Overland has designed. “

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