CLAIM FOR £7OO
MAJORITY VERDICT LEGALITY QUESTIONED (I . ) WANGANUI. May 28. Ev a three-quarter majority a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday returned a verdict for the plaintiff in 'he case m which Maurice F ield, commission agent, Wanganui, claimed £7OO iJ*om Eric Kcaly. company manager. YVanganui, alleging that Ihe sum was paid lo D. R. Drury. Chrislcnurch, in settlement oi debts contracted as a result o. betting on horse racing. Mr. A. M. Cmgley moved for judgment for Hie plaintiff, hut counsel toi the defendant. Air. B. C- Haggil.t raised an alternative defence that such debts having been contracted by gaining anc wagering, therefore, were null and void under imperial legislation under the Gaming Net, New Zealand, and ns ameiidmer.*-. . , . Mr urn-ire Christie will hear legal argument on the issue raised by the defence when the Court tesumes today.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22341, 28 May 1947, Page 6
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140CLAIM FOR £700 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22341, 28 May 1947, Page 6
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