DISTRICT COURT.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1335, 8 November 1872, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

Thursday, November 7. (Before His Honor Judge Harvey.) CIVIL CASE. Penroae and Co. v. Pounamu. Quartzmining Co. — Judgment in this was reserved from last Court day, for the filing of an affidavit of service of summons. Thi3 was produced, and as no appearance was put in for the defendants, judgment was given for L 63 13s 4d and costs. iy BANKRUPTCY. Re Joseph Louis, Butcher. — In this case the Court fixed December 12 as the day upon which the insolvent should come up for his final examination, and apply for his discharge. Re John O'Brien.— Final order of discharge granted. Re George Cooper. — Mr Guinness apf uir fclrra-moolvont'o final-ordor o£ discharge. Mr Perkins appeared for Messrs Girdwood and Jones, proved creditors, to oppose. The insolvent is a fruiterer in town, and in April last called a meeting of his creditors, when he showed that his assets would pay 12s 6d in the £. He offered 10s, with time, but the creditors agreed to accept 5s cash. Mr Girdwood guaranteed the dividend, and most of it was paid. Six weeks after Cooper filed his declaration 'of insolvency. In crossexamination it' was proved that the principal portion of the insolvent's assets were not put down in his schedule, and that mauy of them had been sold after he had filed, and the money not accounted for to the trustee. The insolvent pleaded that he had recently been very unwell, . and was unable to remember a business transaction for three days. Dr Smith proved that he had attended the insolvent for a long time for incipient softening of the brain, which generally produced almost total loss of memory. He considered that during the last six months the insolvent had not been capable of attending to any businesss whatever. This might have been brought on by drink or by natural causes. The Judge said it was proved satisfactorily thatr the insolvent had been guilty of gross breaches of the bankruptcy laws, and that he should be sent to another Court, but he would not adopt this measure. The certificate would be suspended for twelve months. The Court adjourned sine die.