Canning v The King - [1924] NZLR 118

Negligence — Claim for Damages under Deaths by Accidents Compensation Act, 1908 — Motor-lorry driven over Level Crossing — Collision with Train — Driver of Lorry killed — Breach by Deceased of Statutory Regulation as to Stopping — Contributory Negligence — Government Railways Amendment Act, 1913, s 10 — Government Railways Amendment Act, 1921–22, s 8.