Re: Truck driver negligent for running over drunk.

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Re: Truck driver negligent for running over drunk.

Posted on: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:16:26 +1100

"Jeffry"
>
> Would this case have essentially been between the drunk's health insurer

** NO !

Getting hit by a truck is not an illness !!!

> and the government compulsory personal injury insurance thing (whatever it
> is called - 'nominal defendant')?

** Yes - it is a claim against the "compulsory third party"
compensation scheme.

.......... Phil

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