COURT OF APPEAL.
WELLINGTON, Jure 6,
In the Appeal Court to day judgment was given ia the case of Smjtho v Queen. This wes principally one of the Brogden claims, the contract having been transferred from Jerusalem Smythe to Brogden, and carried out by the latter. Judgment was given against Brogdens mainly on the ground that they failed to prove the Minister's authority or written orders for the extra work which they carried out under the verbal orders of the Government resident engineer. This judgment renders nugatory the awards given by the arbitrators and by Judge Richmond in Chambers, both of which wore in Brogdeno’ favor, subject to the judgment of the Appeal Court on points o" law. The judgment was •that of the Chief Justice and Judge Richmond ; Judge GHlliea dissented.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2547, 7 June 1882, Page 4
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132COURT OF APPEAL. Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2547, 7 June 1882, Page 4
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