A Recent Court Case
TO THE EDITOR OF. THE BTAR
Sixi^Keferririg to your subheader of yesterday, "A Double : Barrelled Verdict," my client, Win. Whisker, thinks it due to 3£t Ward, R.M., who decided the case substantially in his favor, to say that lie considers he was equitably entitled to recover his set-off in full, and should have been allowed the other item of £2 Bs, claimed by him for 16 skins. It was certainly an arguable point as to whether any. property passed to the- plaintiffs Halcombe and Sherwill, upon Mr Wright's order, as Mr Whisker retained custody of same. Legally perhaps the decision was erroneous, although I do not absolutely admit that it was so ; but if the R.MV Court is a court of equity, which 1 am inclined to think it is. under a late statute, then the judgment would, I think, be supported if questioned on appeal or otherwise. There can, I think, be no doubt that Mr Ward is overworked to such an extent that suitors can hardly expect immaculate justice. — I am. &c, Wm. S. Staite. Feilding 14th March, 1884. [Mr Staite knows perfectly well that equity should not overrule common law or common sense.— Ed. PS.]
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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 31, 15 March 1884, Page 3
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202A Recent Court Case Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 31, 15 March 1884, Page 3
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