BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1526, 23 August 1912, Page 7

BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

$ AND ITS SEQUEL. (By T«!oir»ph.—Prejn Association.) Pnhiatua, August 22. As a sequel to the recent breach of promise case at Hamilton, in which plaintiff was awarded ,£l4O damages, the defendant (Rupert Smith) now a labourer residing at Ngaturi, recently filed a petition in bankruptcy. A meeting of creditors in the estate was held in Pahiatua to-day before Mr. J. D.. Wilson, Deputy Official Assignee. The liabilities to unsecured creditors, including -£110 damages awarded in tho breach of promiso case, were set down at .-EM!) (Is. Gd., and the assets, comprising furniture, at M-i, leaving a deficiency ol X'l.ll lis. (id. linnkrupt, on being sworn, stated that his principal creditor was Miss Clark, whese chiini arose out of .a breach of promise of marriage case at .Hamilton, judgment for .tl-ll) being ol>fained against him in March last. He could not raise the money to defend tho case.-At Hamilton .a judgment summons was issued Against him for the amount clue to Miss Okirk. He wa« unable to meet it, and consequently filed, lie a casual labourer .working at Ngaturi, his average earnings during the winter.being from £.7 to .£U per month. He had boon living in' the. Ngaturi district about six years, and had been engaged in sheop herding for part of the time, lie had originally gwncd fome horses and also a gig. He sold the last horse about Christmas. Several years ago he had loaned .£3O out at interest. The money was repaid % instalments; the balance abaul tfi months ago. Asked as to what he did ' with the proceeds of his horses and gig, and the money that had been repaid him, he sakl ho iras a married man uilli a family of four, and had liou-e vent in pay. He had no money now, and could not make any offer to his creditor*. Mr. Wcsflake moved thai: bankrupt lie reeommemkd fe,r his iiiinudiale discharge. Bankrupt's ease, lie said, mast appeal to every mai'i who had an ounee of human.* ity. " lie thought bankrupt deserved their sympathy. It was impossible for him, with his earnings, to make any payments to his creditors. He had known bankrupt for about ten years, and had an excellent opinion of him. The motion recommending bankrupt's immediate discharge' was carried unanimously. Bankrupt, was aliowed his furniture.