COURT OF APPEAL
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES- FUNDS
Further argument was heard before the Court of Appeal yesterday regarding ail interpretation of the law relating to friendly societies' funds, which is being sought, in a special caso remitted from Napier. 'J. he Bench was occupied by Their Honours the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stoutj, Mr. Justice Denuiston, Air. Justice Edwards, Mr. Justice Cooper, and Mr. Justice Chapman. 'I'he case was that of Frederick Cook. Wm. J.. Francis, and Charles Briggs, the trustees of Court Heretaunga No. 6533, a branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters, the plaintiffs in the action, and Wm. Adam Donaldson, John Kennedy, and Alfred Oswald Minefy, the trustees of the principal society, as defendants. Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. H. D. Bell, K.C., for the defendants.
The Chief Justice had intimated that the attention of the Court had, since the argument, and whilst considering the case, been drawn to Section. 44 of the Friendly Sooietics' Act, which at first sight seemed to show that the individual courts have certain proprietary rights which; it may be said, rules made by a district may not infringe. ■ The previous provisions as to dissolution, amalgamation, etc., might also have some bearing, on the powers of the district. They would also desire to know' whether the provisions 60 to 64_ had been complied with. The constitution oi the parent Booiety had notbeen placed before the Court. The Court understood that it had not been registered, and it might be that its constitution had no bearing on the legal questions to be decided! _ Yesterday, counsel took the opportunity afforded them of further arguing on-the points contained in the Chief Justice's intimation ,and final decision was then reserved.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2441, 21 April 1915, Page 11
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289COURT OF APPEAL Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2441, 21 April 1915, Page 11
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