SOLICITOR’S ACCOUNTS
FIFTY PAGES OF COSTS
MAGISTRATE’S ORDER NEW PLYMOUTH. Saturday. A summons on a charge of contempt ei court, against George Grey, a solicitor. was mentioned in the Supreme L'ourt. Proceedings were initiated by the deputy-official assignee, acting in the estate ol Henry L. .Martin, the grounds 0 ( t.Tie complaint being that Grey had not complied with an order °' the judge to render accounts in the estate within one month. Two and ahalf months had then elapsed. 5Jr. P. Grew a partner in the firm, his father lmd been ill and he (counsel) had been working long hours in an endeavour to produce the atcounts, which would occupy 100 pages. Jhr mu 0 f COS ( S ;t ione would occupy •> ft Pages. Jt would take at least a week to typo them. No attempt had been Ulade to evade responsibility. Poursel for the deputy-official assignee said he did not want Grey's body or his money in the form of a hha . He wanted the accounts. , Mr. Justice .MacGregor ordered that tint accounts be produced in one week. Mr. p. Grej : 1 say now it cannot be His Honour: I have given my decision.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 835, 2 December 1929, Page 11
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194SOLICITOR’S ACCOUNTS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 835, 2 December 1929, Page 11
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