SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1937, 20 December 1913, Page 13

SUPREME COURT.

TROUBLE OVER A SALE OF LAND. MORTGAGE IN THE WAY. Speeifio performance of a contract for the sale of a- section of land was asked for yesterday in an action heard' in tho Supremo Court boforo His Honour tho Chiel Justine (Sir Robert Stoul). Jlie. plaintiff was Joseph Denhulm Rob-" ! crtsnn, accountant, of Wellington,, awl Uio defendants were. Sir Kenneth Douglas, Bart., solicitor, of Wellington, and Georgo Luke and Thomas Cooper, builders, of Wellington. ' Mr. A. \Y. lilair appeared for 'ho plaintiff (Robertson), while Mr.">*T. Ncavo appeared for Sir Kcnnotb Douf-. *

■ las.-> 1 lio'defciidants^LiikcTand" : C<>o|TOr j? T 0 / 0 not - repros-niUnl, and jiad filed-no itieteuee.. io::Uib^actioii^.^^rf.H^^O^^^^ . ' ecol'disi gub; the i;atenu.iii ,of|ciairriy ! Mike and Cooper sold a r.cetion- : of.. •Jaml to .;£6Bs*fyKobort3 son ■ ivill-inj.r'to'jiay--..ih'o JreriiainingrSiOG. asked 1 ■ ior.a transfer ! of,!.thc'land., r -lt was tiien .found- • a-niol-lgago oii : ; Hlio land, given i>y Luke and;, Cooper; to' ■J.ady■■ Douglas- (an,>unt-. of Sir Ken-? •lUiUi. Doii2las);i : niortgago '" a : ■siim of,-£230, wasiowing,tand Luko ami; Cooi)er--were'iihable::to',iind funds to re/ lease ,/timtv'mortgage--Robertson ' ■ now ..elaißiod that. .Sir#.Keiine.th Douglas was.'; a partner with" J.uk:>-and 'Cooper.' in i-.the'- iaiid sold.by tbcui'-;io iiini, ;hu!, as such, - iin (Sir Kenneth": Douglas). ..was liable to 'discharge ,th<>;'.. liiortgageW to'. Lady :Douglas', and ■;give, a.| ■ clean title .to^Eobcrtsoir.Vv'.': ■■ ■In; ins • defence, 1 Sir, Kenneth' 1 Douglas' denied ,tho 'existence of. any partnership', between Luke and Cooper and him■sclf, and stated tJiafc Luke and Cooper ■.were the- 1 absolute owners of the land. Any' interest of his liad (ho said) ceas'ed on a salo of the Bamo piece of land to a'Mrs. Wakelin, which sals had been rescinded'by Luke and Cooper beforo the contract' was made by them with the present plaintiff (Robertson).' '■ ■■■ Evidences. was called yesterday, but had not been completed . last evening, when the furthor. hearing "was adjourned until half past 9. o'clock '.this, morning. , • ;