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Sequel to Fall From Bus – Swinton Man Gets £1,114

July 1942

South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 July 1942

Swinton Man Gets £1,114

Sequel to Fall From Bus

Percy Lawton, glassblower, Crossland Street, Swinton, was awarded £1,114 damages with coats by Mr. Justice Oliver, at Leeds Assizes last Thursday, against Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company for personal injuries.

He fell when in the act of mounting a bus and sustained a compound fracture of the leg and other injuries. It was alleged the vehicle was started negligently.