DRURY V.COONEY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1162, 19 April 1872, Page 2

DRURY V.COONEY.

f i : |T0 THE^I^TOR.] ||; v|-;.' | Sir— ln 'your fcsStjo^ to-d^-i le^i^. i appeaittd'aigned "Rooert "Kennedy," but' I whicH^a^pjt^'too much of legal fiction to con vinc&Tne' that it was written by any other,than a professional. gintlenian^^The^ Judge did tell the defendants' tfialFtiiey" ; did' jnot come into Court " with clean ■ hands," and the very same words were -appliedvto,them.by : :War4en^U^,jirh{y^.. nonsuiting me upon technical grounds 'recommendb'd' the defendants" to compromise, and allowed no costs; The state- ! raent that my claim arose f rom circubf stances. of "no cure no pay" is utterly false; and I ?think a review of tny acte will be sufficient. ■■ After the case had been , heard and determined I got' the certificate. Seven days thereafter I (through my agent)- applied for it, "■ and was then prepared to put on a wages man and perform, all that I .had. 'undertaken to do. 'Tis trite that after writ was served upon|the defendants they sent Mr Mace to me and offered L5O in settlement, but this was subsequent to the, decision of the Warden, and the commencement' of the ] action in the District Court/ A guilty conscience needs no accuser, and I trust Mr Kennedy will, pay more regard to this maxim in the future than he has in thepast. As I have appealed, it will be seen whether the Judge's decision is right or : wrong. . 'I am,&c., -: i- . E. A. Drury. , Greymouth, 18th April.'