MADE BANKRUPT BY SON
FATHER DENIES LIABILITY ONLY ONE CREDITOR From Our Oxen Correspondent HAMILTON, Today. Forced into bankruptcy by his son, Mildward Houghton, farmer, Hamilton, appeared before the official assignee, Mr. V. R. Crowliurst, today. The only creditor was his son, Denis Houghton, who was not present. A debt of £7G 16s was in respect of a judgment obtained by the son against bankrupt on a claim for wages, and the only asset was £4O due from a sharemilking contract, which was disputed. Bankrupt said ho employed his sons on the basis that he .would pay what he could reasonably afford. The work was unprofitable, and he was unable to give them a fixed wage. Bankrupt contested his son’s claim for wages, but judgment was given against him last May. Examined, bankrupt denied that he owed his son anything. The son left home nine months ago, and had not communicated with him since. Bankrupt was supporting an invalid and a a daughter, and was not working at present. The meeting was adjourned.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1039, 1 August 1930, Page 16
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173MADE BANKRUPT BY SON Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1039, 1 August 1930, Page 16
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