MORGAN-WRIGHT CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 29 September 1928, Page 7

MORGAN-WRIGHT CASE.

"ESTATE REDUCED TO £50,000" AX APPEAL DISMISSED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON"". Friday. A further phase of the action between Florence J. M. Morgan, Florence B. Morgan. Harry W. Morgan and Percy Norman Quarterruain, plaintiffs, and Douglas G. Wright. Harriet Myra Wright and Hon. W. Xosworthy, defendants, came before the Full Court to-day. ! The principle on which the parties should act in the taking of accounts and occupational rent payable by D. O. Wright was settled during the last session of the Court of Appeal, but Wrightcontended that from that rental was to be deducted all land tax paid by him while in occupation. "We have been making concessions to Wright all along, but they are all onesided," said Mr. Donnelly. '"I have seen this estate reduced from £200 000 to £50.000. and I am doinsr tnv best to see that it is not reduced anv further." The Court was unanimous that th" application should be dismissed. The intention of the Court of A weal was not , to allow such from the occupation rent End pavment of this rent did not constitute Wright a le?.il tenant. Mr. Sargent asked leave to appeal to the Privy Council, but the Court hell that application should lie made on n motion in the forma] manner.