SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1448, 24 May 1912, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

HAWIvE'S bat station case. In the Supreme Court tho Chief Justice, Sir Robrrt Stout, heard claims arising out of tram-actions concerning the Glonbrook Station, Hawke's Bay. The plaintiffs were Harcourt and Co., land agents, and the defendant was Kenneth M'Kenzie, fanner, Hawke's Bay. It was stated that defendant held Glenbrook Station, a property which was composed to a considerable extent of leasehold land. Defendant instructed plaintiffs to sell the property with certain stock, crops, and chattels, for .£16,300, out of which plaintiffs were to receive .£350 as commission. Plaintiffs now claimed J1350 011 the ground that an agreement of sale had been completed, and that it would have beon effected but for the conduct of the defendant—"on abrupt and entirely unreasonable 'sale off,"' Sir John Pindiay, K.C., termed the conduct. Defendant contended that plaintiffs had entered into a contract which was a breacli, of his instructions, and was -not binding. He denied, therefore, that plaintiffs had earned a commission. Defendant claimed that as no deposit had been taken, a breach of his instructions 1 had been committed. lie counter-claim-ed for iCiOO (the amount of deposit ho had stipulated for) as damages. 1 riaintifT was represented by Sir John find lay, K.C., with him Mr. D. M. Findlay, and Mr. J. H. G. Murdoch, of Nnpior, was counsel for the defendant. Evidence was heard, and it was agreed 1 that, in order to dispense with another ; sifting respecting the case, counsel should writo out their arguments, arid semi them ( to his Honour within a week. 1 DULLER ESTATE CLAIM. Before Mr. Justice Cooper, legal argument was concluded in the case of his Majesty the King v. Walter Leopold BuiMr. J. \Y, Salmond,. the. Solicitor-Gen-eral appeared for the Crown, and Jlr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., with him Mr. H. E. Anderson, foMfte deTeiidittttWi ::od l The Crown claims .£4OO, ',£2OO of which was alloged to be due as gift duty on a transfer of land made by the late Sir Walter Buller, and'£2oo as a fine at the rate of 100 per'centum. His Honour reserved decision. RIPARIAN RIGHTS. Some evidence was heard in the case of rho Banks Co-operative Meat Distributing Company, Ltd., v. W. Dimock and Co., Ltd., and an adjournment till 2 p.m. on l'liesday next was then made. The case concerns the rival interests of Jib two companies in certain riparian •lghts affecting their respective works. His Honour, Mr. Justice Cooper, before vhom the matter was taken, expressed i hope that the parties would, in the neantime, endeavour to come to some arrangement. If they had not done so >y Tuesday morning, he would then view he locality.