SUPREME COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 2853, 11 April 1872, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANCO. This Day. (Before Mr Justice Chapman.) BARTON V. THE “ GTAfIO DAILY TIMES” AND “WITNESS” C’OMI’AHV. Mr Macassey for the plaintiff; Mr G. E. Barton for the defendants In this case Mr Macassey asked the Court to make absolute the rule nisi requiring the directors and certain officers of the Company to answer certain queries submitted to them. Mr Barton opposed the application on various grounds, principally that the ques- . tions were such as no individual would be required to answer under similar circumstances. His Honor pointed out that in such a case as that no difficulty could occur with respect to responsibility. He Lad looked carefully over the interrogatories, and referred to “ Day ” and other cases. When he granted the rule he had no doubt on the matter, and the present argument had not raised any in his mind. He considered the questions very harmless, and they might be answered without hesitation. Questions might arise involving the extent of the authority of some of the servants of the Company. In trading with an individual all such difficulties wore removed, as a person th n knew whom to attack ; such knowledge was a great difficulty in dealing with joint stock companies. The rule was made absolute, the costs of both parties to be costs in the cause.