A PITIABLE CASE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3663, 9 July 1927, Page 2

A PITIABLE CASE.

UNFOLDED AT THE S.M. COURT.

A pitiable ease of hardship was unfolded at the local S.M. Courtyesterday before Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., when an application for a judgment summons was made against a Palmerston North resident. Defendant- in his evidence stated that during the last seven weeks he had had five days work. He was a plaster-board manufacturer by occupation and twelve months ago his premises had been burnt down and everything lost, ineluding' personal effects. The insurance had amounted to £7O only and had been spent on clothing for himself, one child and his invalid wife. Three other children were able to earn a little to support them-, selves. Since that time judgment debtor's wife, had had a nervous breakdown as a result of which she had become totally blind. What little money the man possessed had been spent on taking his wife first to Wellington to seek medical attention and then to Auckland; wife re after a fortnight’s treatment the doctors had told him that the only man who could do anything* for his wife was a doctor in Dunedin, but it was extremely doubtful • if even he could cure her. Funds were completely exhausted by this time and many debts incurred and debtor could make no offer to his creditors at present. He, himself had sustained three accidents during the past twelve months.

The S.M. said that debtor had met with a chapter of misfortunes and no order would be made.