A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 24 May 1920, Page 4

A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

DISI’UTB Bl'-TW-GKI-f HUSBAND AND WITH. A civil case between ;> husband ami wife was heard at flic Supreme. Court' at Palmerston on Thursday last before the Chief Justice, when JJichnrd Horan made a claim for dissolution of part uorsl’.ip with his wife, Mabel Annie lievan, claiming that lie and liis wile Jiail been in partnership in various undertakings. /Ms Honor pointed out at the outset that since the passing of the Married Women’s Property Act a married woman could hold property, and if tin facts showed that husband ami watt were partners they would be deemed t< be partners on etjuai shares unless mere was some particular reason to tlit contrary. Plaintiff, who stated that he was : motor engineer, deposed that lie wm;:ow living in Feilding. Prior to 191 * >e established his wife in a business a Mauaknu, and they had a dispute and t eitlentent. The terms of the settle wen.' not rallied out, bid tin rod: was sold, and .ju-t about paid tin i • b;iif ies. They both went to Hulls here plaintiff tin* doing rsisi wort ml his wife kept n few boarders. Hie ...,| ; ,j iiin. nn interest in a pielur how at Hulls, in which In’r brother an icr partner. Plaintiff did the opera! eg at the picture shun for ft per nigh: o" iwi> nigh Is a week, lint lie did no ...i ~nv mo-lev. lie was also limnin' a staling link there, and the proceed.(lolTudani and her brother. II

bbii'dil a furtive -hoe. at Kongotcn, am Ills wife tool: the money ar the dooi j ,!;,i„lilf mb reeeieing any of it. Hi ; , j jj j | ilk* money from • j 1U» a ptctnii- .••<"»« ■" on.lu -an i■ J , ~ most I.f the I'l ’• here a half share in those bus': ; lUs (l-uo, -aid that apparently tl ! l) ( . j.,ilu* \*. In;]'- of tho ni’-viuo- *■ .. ;I ,| hn \v'A inters if at nil. . plaint iff. i unlite.iiug, said tn.it : ■ r „ nJ pi,,, u t fib 1 ) on he wife's proper!. I r.ull • While he e a■■. a.v.ny his v.i.l bough! a n tor, towards the fir § in lalmcut of "huh d.r paid ; ‘ !l at In' tM .C ‘*'C ;•••;•! him the I,| he. liked to on ""h the payuieu I he could lore d. but he objected t

that, and said the* could ~=•> for d Iget her. ~a,cr to and he paid sw.uher t.m rn.o hex •" I tore Show, and ga ■ " he the proceed ; | <" 73 > .Vfore’h':,: get her wit n .'.not , ■ .. |S.,|U sold thetr lurn it tire to. •y o ,iiceiveil nil that i.-e'iev' '"wiieu he was tit Nelson he wn.,.,1 a p bu mil it arc service, and Ul''. v ! 'ln be biisincss in Nelson, and bought house and a b, bevin. K<'r tins . . ,•]-,) ;,1 cash, polling the. house i w liis wife started , 1 t V in 1 coin, lilaiiil ill' ,1,-apery bnstm -a w I . ... ITs for the Stock. He then ori<»") in a teoior outag" 111 beNt" ~, ,h,.- mow'd'in i'cilding. "'lter. a busing. »■'■' >“* workl "' i|j» wife bought a !,,.f0!... he anti the ... tl,. "ave In 1: ehildtev. arriMvi ‘hcu. f" - • p ;:.. A . f /»f i! V ll •t M •51 11 11 011 . • £IOO ill 1' IUI ’ J -he furniture only eo-t -~ vl - He ge.w ] :. y , U ,, nh eheew. v-Mch she hllod_. : j . r j. wm ns-: him for :isi r, ‘ 1 | , cs- , ;• ■ of property a Mareakuu 'for At the prye; tHlf . be had nothing exeepi |U ' ' shtuc in m<* y .•ross-exnmined b.v Mr «.’‘H>prr. plaia ’* ",itr said that he had abvnvs claimed t. I,is wife. IPs Witt 1.,- a Part net lu . t busir.ess ut Hulls witUou 51 : .... |... ~-as in partnership wit! | i ii t lie pieturo show at Bulls

pi:*'-!' »li - ■ ' . , , . tor ail tli.- eow-v I*'’"- 1 h "- : ” ! ’ iu,u ”' .... , ‘ . , ;-i v. i :i>l the o • pen c,-. <•:.!!>’ run of Hi ■ ” b:inkir ” m.«;ounl In icrlr *o b' : .;' JOp " r , .1 rn 11 r '• 1 ,r in t - ;lV^ rain M 1 * ” , ■ .4 m.HiPv lin«t sonic or Jt 111 ' V. ’i‘- r< * *‘ l ” ‘ * . , f v u; ,„ fur mnintcmuseo. and tnnt ‘to l.;iwas a S’• n u Honor miiii »bnt according to the ,nan's s.»!.tr.icnf be bad di ? posca ot S3OOO o. £H»i. n«tl b •• nothing now. . •p, • i.ro?s-e\:tmmation ot plaint l.i inni-il. he «iid that hr had „,. u £l3 owing !0 him. Uo had ; ..... puled With nor propor’:-- except !,. hi.-' V/it'c. '.Mr epup-r: Have yon not complained voat wi/e lias treated you Hully Piirv all yon have gi'-en her.' I‘lniut'ff .“aid tint as far as he knee never ;n:»«U‘ -•'.. u : •.••enten*. Air r o up.M is ulaintiit' : fid >"U ever* talso "ar*.v pari : n the Levin. »’■ Mi >;e. or i-ahnerston A'ortb Hi, 11 ...or .'to Mr '’ooper : ' VVS,:,t i.t" ]•;»<!ncss* , s t’ht > Mr (’mijw'r: Ladies r drapery. Hi> lL.iior: Then lie would l-e iiardlv likely V, take any part. hi reply to further • i uvsU"iis. ply i hi raid he would be prepared to toy. .. Mm re of the responsibility* lor the debts of the business. He knew no.lij,.c' about the buying and selling 1 ,,r business. Amongst the money he claimed was Hit"* he had non for a “double-” His wise had told him to £1 on, but he put on £-1 and rren £IOO. si a later stage hi: Honor suggested' rtsat tie 'btsaiaet's should be left in the rsufo's hands, and that plaintiff be 1 given something. It w* perfectly

plain that to give a man a woman’s drapery business would be, no use. After further discussion it was agreed that counsel should meet his Honor in chambers to see if some settlement could not bo arrived at. A settlement was reached in the afternoon by which it was agreed that the house and shop at Levin are to be transferred to plaintiff; flic motor car i hi defendant ! s possession to be handed to the plaint iff; certain furniture in ! 1 tie house at J’eihling claimed by pinin--1 till' to be given to him; plaintiff is to j give 11,1 to defendant: possession of the house at .I'cilding; ihc daughter remains with the mother and the son with the father; and the defendant to give up any claim she has tor inaiu-enanc-e. — 1 ‘ Standard.”