CONTRACTORS’ DISPUTE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2548, 21 May 1881, Page 2

CONTRACTORS’ DISPUTE.

Wellington, May 20. At ih9 Appeal Court tins morning the case McKay v. Connor was taken. The case arose out of an extensive partnership transaction between these parlies, who for several years, under the style of “ Connor and McKay,” carried on business together as contractors, during which time largo contracts, including the construction of a dock at Port Chalmers, reclamation work at Lyttelton, and steam mail service in Western Australia were undertaken. The plaintiff now sued for a dissolution of partnership, an adjustment by o jury of accounts and transactions between them and that the defendant in the meantime be restrained from converting to his own use certain investments in mining and insurance companies, and moneys due on contracts, &c. Defendant replies to plaintiff’s plea by acknowledging that a co-partnership once existed, but that it was some time since dissolved. He admits that no proper adjustment of partnership accounts had been made, and expresses his willingness to submit to a decree for an inquiry to ascertain which of the transactions and contracts mentioned in the plaintiffs declaration properly belonged to the co-partnership. The Court adjourned until Alonday.