SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 11

SUPREME COURT.

* ' CLAIM OF £2001) DAMAGES. }ONE TARTHING AWARDED Aftar ;a 1 sitting of; four days, , hearing was ' ; ;V concluded; yesterdayof the claim ; of, —.COO i :,;damages, matio by ..Edgar ' Lewder Rplmwood , fAvMer V of:: Master tpni ogn jrist Donald V Rpid, Viaroier of Silyprstream, : near Upper, Hntt. The elsliti was for/ alleged: breach'of contraction thSf jjart of defendant p'urchaso plaintiff's property.. =. •. • . v-VV.,V;;■ ■ ■ •;■■ Mr. Skcrrott, K C., with him Mr Ostler, i'appealed jlMntiff,. and .Mr. ; Wilford and : for defendant. '-. ... -v. '. .-v..- ". 1 - - -T&er' propctty vraa; as 1108. acres, ' ibolVt' : half-)yay between-F.oiton and Longburn, \: an'jthc'. railway'. line.' Plaintiff alleged. that an i'f,'■ agreement was arrived.'.at with.' defendant -on V CA.pl ii'i-19 1 last,: f cir\ the .sale,'of ■■'the property- at V-^ : jejjy^p KTaorb; : : piaintilif: that lie was roauy.'.aud willing to complete tho isale,: but >;: .;■ defeiliJint.repudiated the; agreement . and reS; ? ;'fuM-v'tov denied; that f ■■the'i';pkintill.,was' ready : and twilling-'.-.to .com- '•, pl6tS':.'tho 'Balej ; ol: that ; '.he, ■ had;, suffered any :;: daiflSge: through ;;the .repudiation- of the agree* ' '-'J further; stated ' that he was induced to^iiter'info- the agrefliheiit : (if any) by tho 1 friUdlof tho plaintiff. Tho'fraud/ he. alleged, by. the; r plaintiff, withV.thp • intention of inducing ifacudant to' make'jtheVoffeTi,; Ho .would not : :: ;vhafS;i!ehter.ed - into',ith'o'■ agreement i except,'in ';>■ reiiilicD upon* the • truth' ,'of '• these >-representa-'. ■tibiiSKV nd.-assed •: that;,"thc alleged -ftgreerbent .' .declared; : null and Toid.;.": : J . Tho; jury, retired "at ;5!4fl o'clock,' and dclibei;- ?•" iiUdiioi'.jciaotly.vfiVa.;hours.' '.■They;then...re,\voiich : the, foreman-said , , ; w&3'.;the decision.'of three-fourths of-the jury.; ' ' ' R«blips • were frirhishcd -to ;eighteph;-'issnes. 'v ' Ilia . Honour -remarked that .there/ might bo •'■i-y determining' - the :'.«ffect ;•'• ■ It ivas quite probable that 1 .questions might;arise, and. in .view of ■ that,* V 'it •:would bo desirable that the. jury should ass6os'the proper measure ofdam'•:V.'< age&-,in : : the' ereiit 'of-plaiiiliff- being,entitled to >: iv a 1 ytruiot dn'.'.thp .findings .presented., : This de-' t:ioiS^C?&lsb'Vminstrnb®/»gw*d* threefourths of tho jury..' ' • • • ;vp. said, that _it : .was doubtful; if / an'aistesrtenticould. be' arrived "at. There would boMifficulty in .agreeing ,pu that point. ;,v ■, -.iVi'E.'hisv -reciueat, tho jury again .;rev./' tired"'-to'; considerthe 'question of '• '"damages, 'i; ; judge fpirthe , findings - in. '.'• ■.: : . vVl'-US'i. ; Returning at • 11.10" o'clock,- tho" jury .an : *>'. >thatjtKey wuHngtoUy.;;

O -' vto-ffiwartt ond'- ! farfiiing J 'uitnages^t6;iM;;plain-; -•<HiSAHonour-said' that• questions would.,arise ' in ;any case, as to'.whether'it -Tvag: a judgment .for pliiintifi or 'defendant. /Although tho jury hadifound nominal-damages, the better .way, iri' v pMef tb /aroid' complications, would be to f :i ; '' lcatt thi juattW, cn tirefc/bpen; reserving- leave 'to obothj parties to; nioVeVfor l judgment: ■>; •Tho Court adjourned at 11.20 o'clock.