Mr North’s Appeal.

Patea Mail, 14 August 1882, Page 3

Mr North’s Appeal.

Tun appeal in the case of North v. Williams was to have been heard to-day in Auckland, before Judge Gillies; but we understand that Mr Harnerton objected, on behalf of the trustee and others, to have the appear heard until the terms of Judge Rawson’s decision at Patea have been complied with, namely payment of the costs of defence in the first rule to upset proof of debt. The costs of the defending side have been taxed at a few shillings below £l2O, and this is the amount which will have to be paid before the appeal can be heard. We believe the costs on Mr North’s side for getting the four rules' nisi in New Plymouth, the expense of which has to come out of the estate, have been taxed at about £IBO. The two sides have thus spent in law costs about £3OO up to date. The whole estate was sold for £7OO by resolution of the creditors, so that nearly half as much money has been spent in legal disputes, and these are to be resumed, we suppose, when the District Court sits again tomorrow week, as only one rule out of four was disposed of at the previous long sitting of 21 days.