FATHER’S FRAUDULENT ACT

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3884, 15 December 1928, Page 2

FATHER’S FRAUDULENT ACT

CAUSES SON’S BANKRUPTCY. Auckland, Last Night. “It appears that this young man has suffered grievously as the result of the scoundrely acts of his father,” said Mr. Justice Frazer in the Bankruptcy Court. “Creditors,” said his Honour, “have recognised his position and the official assignee is satisfied. I will therefore make an order for the annulment of the bankruptcy.” The bankruptcy was that of Vernon Lyell Aley, of Auckland, q carpenter. Mr. Wills said his client was only 21 years of age when he was made bankrupt. Young Aley was working on wages when he agreed in one instance that his father should purchase certain goods from a timber company in the name of Aley, Junr., but since then, the father had continued to carry on similar operations and had impersonated the gon right through. Claims and accounts came by post addressed to P. L. Aley and Company, care of the father. The son had never received these and he had no knowledge of what was going on. The boy who had been so heinously victimised commenced to pay some of the debts from his wages, but when he found lie was involved in transactions amounting to several hundreds of pounds, he had filed a petition in bankruptcy. Creditors had now withdrawn all claims against young Aley, thus vindicating him. The Official Assignee said the facts as stated were substantially .correct. The matter was now before the Crown Solicitor.