IN THE COURTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 77, 27 March 1912, Page 5

IN THE COURTS.

I per Press Association ) ■' 'Wellington, March 26. The Appeal Court sat this mormng to hear argument in the case ot i iteaithly arid Co. v. McLean and Son, an appeal from the decision of bn Kobert- Stout upon a special case arising out'of claims by appellants foi £20,000 damages for breach of subcontract under which appellants undertook to supply gravel and sand to respondents for the Wellington dock contract. Sir Robert Stout held that under the sub-contract respondents were only hound to order what material they required for their purposes. Appellants held this was not the correct interpretation, but thau iespondents bad taken all the gi’ayei and sand provid'd for in the spocmSir John Findlay, KG.,' and -Mr. IV Smith are acting for appellants, and Messrs. Morrison lir.d Blair for respondents.