A surgeon's plea to hold face-to-face talks with the widower of a woman he killed in a car crash has been rejected by a sheriff.
A surgeon's plea to hold face-to-face talks with the widower of a woman he killed in a car crash has been rejected by a sheriff.
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Dr Benjamin Kendrick, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, offered to meet Robert Johnston in a bid to agree a compensation claim.
The doctor was found guilty of killing Joan Johnston by driving carelessly and accepted liability at Perth Sheriff Court for damages relating to her death. But he is refusing to pay the full £300,000 claim and insists the victim's 30- stone (190.5kg) weight should have a bearing on the level of compensation.
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