SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2469, 24 May 1915, Page 9

SUPREME COURT

9 A PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. In the Supreme Court on Saturday morning, His Honour tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) delivered reserved judgment in the action in which Frederick Ebenezer Gurney, basketmaker, of Wellington, was plaintiff and Richard Cornelius Gurney, basketraaker, of Wellington, defendant. Mr. T. Young appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. T. M. Wilford appeared for the defendant. The action was for dissolution of a partnership. Plaintiff (F. E. Gurney) alleged that he and the defendant had been carrying on business in partnership as basketmakers for some years prior to March, 1915, but without any written deed of partnership or agreement as to tlie terms of the partnership. Plaintiff was desirous of having the partnership affairs wound up, but the defendant declined to, give any assistance for that purpose.. Plaintiff therefore sought a decree that the partnership be dissolved, that account of the partnership bo taken, and that a receiver be appointed. The defence was a denial of the partnership. In giving judgment, His Honour said there was a mass of evidence to corroborate plaintiff's story. He therefore decreed that tho cartnersliip existed,, and that it should be dissolved as from March 24, and that accounts be taken. The question of costs was reserved, either party to be at liberty to apply. His Honour expressed the hope that, now the judgment had been given, the parties would agree as to the details.