LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 531, 11 June 1909, Page 11

LAW REPORTS.

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S msPTOii as'to, terms ;6p. sale.; ■ ■Ih ' AnVactiOrM between r Samuei!.George BraV, ''carter, of Island Bay,:and : Lens* Kushf'wife of'..Fr^eriek.',KuchV:porkV.butcher, Welling•.',toii'?oiiin«,on. for 'hearing before Mr. Justico ,-■' Sim.yestedayj morning., '• "•'!.. .... ,;,..::.,!■ ■''.•Plaintiff-,'(who' 'Mii -'..represe'riied : by'Mr: ; ; Beere) : alleged: I .that/ On: May, Si, 1906, he , ; agreedito buy ajpr.operty at Island Bay from : defendant if of-jeSSS- 10sV The fortes' wetovhtf •- Baidj/that hewai to pay £60 deposit, £300 :■;• by'May',' ioH,.a , nd £1'?8 by.fofty-eight: equal ■':■:fouT-weekly,'instalments,''-and.'on« of £s,■■to-' • ; gdther with interest at stated periods. Plain- \ tiff - paid the deposit, and; entered into possession of the property, which he improved :'.:'td the Value of £50.,- By .mutual agreement '■ the'terms" of Hhopaymerits., were, he continned; varied so that it was provided that plaintiff should pay the .£173 4nU,int«fest by monthly .instalments of £o 7s: 4d., and he '■'■, had >'; paid 'twenty-nine :- of the. instalments. ■Wheß plaintiffitdridereft.th'ffiristalmetii; due. in December la*t, ; defendant declined to afr iceptit, '•. If was. alleged that plaintiff offered. : "the* Da&hce l of- .-.Hie irtstalniehts, .but was irk 'i formed.- thafcdejendantrequired the ; whole /, balance ; of ■ the purchase:money.', Defendant 'then.put the property up to auction, and it ■ was ipurchased-or: bought, in by her, and the ..■contraot : m question was .rescinded; It was further 'alleged., that at ;th'e •-fendani demanded'payment of. the baliirico ,of, ; the purchase' money;' defendant was"' riot ma ■ 'position to give.a title, aid was- not-entitled- /. ,to'),demand',the. moneys. ;; Plaintiff, clawied. ; : ;ant.;b«/ordered,:specificany to. perform- the '■:.■>' *'' -„ - : _~"„■. v Defendant : (f w/. whom. - Mr. ; : Findlay.,. ap- v pearedj.repliea' th'ttt.the terms of the'.agree'::rnont■were iiot Varied as w^s., alleged, ■;but 'that,'without■prejudice - Jo ; thO; contract, d*-. fendant accepted -several -.•itlrtalrMentsf. of, £5 v7s i& in ■ p"art. paymerit". of tlie" amotitit■ ot ■ I '£l73;'' V 'When plaintfff was. requested,to pay. ■ theVrnonfiys; owing under .the -refused to do;so..'Plaintiff re--peatedly that' if Ms ' failure", cohtmifed. .tho, .-property, would he .sold;, as/was providtid.in. : the agreement.ivflaoT.'praintiff. complied mth ■ -his i- agreement: dtefendant : would have "been able to givehira a title to the Prprierty.. ! ;Mr. ißeeio said, that the plaintiff -was a ' eimple labouring ian/who had lMd '• ]and ; transartioh-in his life, and that was.tho. ' transa6ti6if:n'o*,lMf<frc:%Cburt-,:-; He(pMin>; ■ 'tifftrctfspnted,thtit .the"-defendant ;h.sd.'; toy. M the ■property, fthdifffthfrf Cott-; .tended that the agreement did not entitle the ' defendant ;t<ti call :np the. wliole' -batece of the pnrchase, money, and that the sale itnd the-rescinding : of \'M corrtractr ;were ilkgftl.; - ii - tie' Conrt decided-against .plaintiff on '-.th'ese points, it/was .urged'that the case was ;onein',which;the Court.;, grant, relief, arid were olaihwd. ~-... . ■'■ j -Evidence was given, by .-plstiirtifr.itnd/' nj' -' 'Alfred.'-AuKustits Beiinott. (solicitor for. ..dasfendant). Harold Charles Hales (of: Messrs. ■■:-BiinhV,.Pethorick. ahi Ayson,'wfid'wm-coa- - Bultod :■ by' J ;plaintiff j, - Eawdon :'S.' ■ Johtt Boots i '(sblicitbr,' consuiWd• by plaintfff)', and HannaW Not* of pkmtifi). ■"' ...;..' .;Mt r ..Pfndlay, caifed-Tfenite. STo^dartTjAffl'-. bert'; (aceonntaht),; Gorman Hnpih Hogg (law : ,: clerk),':and,'Frederick.;Kuch (husband,of do-■■'fendMltisvr.:'-\'V;;-':;'.:-:.V.';"'ii-i,':--'^.;.': - "''■■•- ; ..' . His ■'Honour',: reserved - ludgment, and the tititil this moniingi ■■;■-■'