LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 12

LAW REPORTS.

SUPREME COURT. • .DECEASED NATIVE'S ESTiTH.; ~ ! j CLAIM FOE;ACCpUNTSV P\. ■ The hearing of.tie suit in: wMch .pkrnfig .was Hiraina- Eereraipuka, ■'of "He - Karaka, and; .the defendants were: Wm.;Douglas Lyßnar,' •solicitor,, and John:Coleman] accountant.; of -Gisborne/.was concluded:.Wfore; Mr.-Jnstict. .Chapman yesterday. ■■■ :. '. ■}[ '.'.'• -~:;.:■. '■'■: ■•.';;..''•; ' Mr. of Wangahni, appeared on behalf, of. plaintiff;.-Mr. fBeII.VXC. (with" him;. Mr. J. E. Kirk, of Gisbome), for defendant : Lysnar, and. Mr. H.'. F.. Johnston" (instructed; by Messrs. SkerrettV and> 'Wylie):;'<for . defendant Coleman. '■ ■:■;•'■'. .- : -"". : ',*■"'.'■■■'; :; : : ; .' ."-,'■'"?V->- - ; ■ ''"-.' This was aclaim ■■to. compel defendant Lysnai to: give a: statement of in regard M certain transactions with, respect to the mort> t aging'.' and sale of land;, in the Poverty, Bay ■■ istrict, known' as Euangarehu-D,-'which was formerly the'property of .plaintiff's: late husband, Pirihi Tutekobi.. On behalf ofplaintiff it was submitted; that.if the property were, sold to one Symes, ;tke' 6ale'was ;allegedly'ay fictitious one. :.;It. was further alleged- that a. I deed in question was .fraudulent ana void, be- | cause : . there .was no; proper. inquiry.'.as, ; to; the.' costs,to be.' settled- thereby; that.no-bill of costs' or account had been' rendered : in', detail; and that the subject ; matter; of ..the deed re- > :lated to services by a.solicitor of the. Supreme •' Court in respect of dealings with an aboriginal ■ Native" of New Zealand. ■ ■"• Plaintiff.•■.did .not olaim any relief .against defendant; Coleman.; ilt was contended on behalf of defendant Lysnar" that : when Colemah' was; appointed administrator of the estate, a'complete and final settle-: ment which was satisfactory;to.all.parties waa. :made.-. 1 :•:■::.'' '-v; ■: '-•*;' '.'■'■:'"'■■':'.:::: :-.'--: .•■ Charles Ferris,;licensed, interpreter, deposed that; he was ."presont .when ipjaintiff. put, her,: m'ark to documents concerning ;the sale- of- the • ■land; ,the distribution; of, the- proceeds, and; the receipt, of .the balance.:; He read,the doco-, ments over to' the plaintiff.-'at the time..";::/ ;V : ; ' Chas. : Scudamorei son of plaintiff,.gave'evioV ence that at': the time his -mother, was quite: - satisfied :'-,the'' settlement _.-between:/'defendant'. Lyshaf and her-was a fairVone. '■:,.■'-±-■:■ '-?■'•;•, ; What did she say?— Her remark iwas:':*lt:is, very' good.''" ; •■:',: ■■'•■"'■' : ; 1 ', ''<:; ! '■''!''■''''','■■, '-7-••>' , .;Mr.-;Bell: .'This;matter,over and- over .again ?—That:is 50..;- .-■:■;:;.': '■',;, :. .'Are you'satisfied that the.settlement;was>~; 'fair one?—Tes. ..,,, '--.'.:■'.■;' ,: : ; : ■■ : :*'£ : -- •." V'^.-y.

' Do. : you know.'. wHo made-yonr, mother-'fffcßi' ; .' satisfied?— Yes; T kaow>.something.'- ..Vi-'v; :Who/are. responsible P—My. sister, Krause (ffis-. tenant), and'a man named Drinlop.;// .//T'/V;/;/'; •/Have you any-interest' in; this matter/?—No jexcopt to see. fair play.- ■;■'':;/ ../■'•, ■-,>■ • :'{'/•' . / Plaintiff (recalled) denied-that 6he was satis-, fied ■':■: with -,: the, -costs ••.' charged by- \ defendant against.-.the Restate...',-.Hen'son?did riot, always */ speak the truth. ~ .■-'.-"•'■ '■'":'; ..V .'/.-.. ; When connsel.had ionclnded"their addresses',, at 10 p.m: his. Worship said he would'take. tune, to' consider his-judgment. -.;;;-, :/■,'":/ ■.;/;'///-:<