CIVIL ACTION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10423, 14 September 1911, Page 6

CIVIL ACTION.

NARBY v. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. Mary Louisa Narby oLaimedi from Abraham and Williams (the sum of £577 13s sdi in connection wi/th a sale under mortgage conducted by tihe Registrar of - the Balmerston N. Supreme Court.' • Mr Page; of Eketahiuna, appeared for plain tiff, and Mr .Smith, of Pahiatua,, for dtefendiants. ■' Mary Louisa Narby, plaintiff, started' that Mr Collins, agent for, Abraham and William®, ait Pa.hia.tua, came to her and asiked her to sign some Land Board papers, ibut sine refused to do so ..until she .saw her husband. Two days later eflhie signed the papers, but' the • sale fell through/ Subsequently isihe signed an agreement to'transfer It he lease to .a Mi- Oonradi Rook. The Land Board agreed to the transfer, and Mr MoCardle avitnessed her signature to itihe document, but the contents were not read over to iher. Mr Oollins made all the arrangements in' connection with the two sorb-sales. She understood! Aba-alhaim and Williams had bought the property. She dicl not receive any formal intubation ;aV to'-witt -ihad poav chlased 'Wie farm. Site had never agreed to abandon any of bar rights, by the auction. Victor Constant Narby, husband of tine previous witness, said that Mr ; (had arranged tihe dietaits of the mortgage. Subsequently Mr Oollins ihad asked ihim ito get Mrs Narby to sign the transfer of .the land. Mr Oolkns said it would, save a lot of trouble' 3£ this were done. Mr® Narby wais awsw 'at the time. Oin ftlhie following Monday Mr Collin® cameto Hnkanui to see him, and appeared to be anxious for the document to bo signed. On. a Tuesday they went to Eketahuna and ithe dtooument was signed'. The sale in this anstanoe fell (through. Another sale was ' arranged,, and the agreement put into writing. He under-

stood that Messrs Abraham Bud Wililamis hiad purchased the property. He could not get a selttleinjenit of the account for some miontihß. ; "William TdsawiE, solicitor, of Bahr iatua, gave evidence in connection with, certain letters. This closied the case for Ithe plaintiff, and the Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.