AN ADVERTISING CLAIM

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 19 February 1907, Page 2

AN ADVERTISING CLAIM

At the S.M. ourt on Mondav defendants' evidence was taken in a case to be heard in Wellington, the claim of the New Zealand Times Company against ;the; Taranaki Ptetroh*un oil Comp, Limited, for !£49, cost of advertising by ,the Bompanjyfe (bro)ke>-s in Wellington. The defence was that the company had agreed to pay , through these brokers £75 for advertising, and that this having been paid, the company wan not liable for any further expense. Mr Kerr appeared for the plainlills and Mr Quilliam for defendants. David Laing, late aecretary to the company said no authority was given by the directors to plainlills to insert the advertisements. The company did not authorise any one else to incur advertising expenses. The Wellington brokers were not "authorised to advertise at the company's expense, bu! <„', „ seUlement they were to be reimburse,, I *<y for advertising expenses Tint ! was their limit. company had "."thing to (jo wit h the brokers' adver Using. lie believed the Wellington brokers remarked that the amount i(ll . Housed was barely sullicieut to pay adven.s.ng expenses already incurred'. Lie directors v.01,l (hem j lul if (|l , ( '^•<:-,U V |. the lm flowed, !!„.;• should apply again (,„ t]u , ,|j.., v ( .'. and the matter would be rendered" Tn duly. Mill, flic 0,,. u .ai,t, f e- : jvas paid to the brokers. On ,iulv *{ be directors ordered that ill advertisements should he withdrawn lio-cxamincd: The brokers were l.dil 1 that they must get the authority „| I the company before incurrim- any ox- f pons,, above the .CTo. " ' ' ,