§ 30. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Secretary to the Admiralty on what grounds Mr. Colston H. Palmer, of 283, Arkwright Street, Nottingham, has been refused compensation for the damage done to his shop and the loss to his business on 1st June, 1916, when a Royal Naval airship lorry ran through his shop-front?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThis case was very carefully considered in June, 1916, when the claim was originally received. From the circumstances of the accident, we were advised that no legal liability attached to the driver of the naval vehicle. The accident appears to have been due to the avoiding of a passenger on a tramcar who jumped off the tramcar, whilst it was in motion, directly in front of the naval car.