RESERVED DECISION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 50, 1 March 1939, Page 7

RESERVED DECISION

bedaux v. McChesney APPLICATION FOR SETTING ASIDE OF WRIT JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 23. The Supreme Court reserved its decision on an application by the American efficiency expert, Mr. Charles Bedaux, for the setting aside of the writ of attachment issued against him on the application of Mr. Robert McChesney, former manager of the Bedaux Company of Africa. Mr. Bedaux applied for a refund of his security and costs on the grounds that Mr. McChesney must have known that there was no foundation for his suspicions, that he had not been deprived of his shares, and must have realised the harm the proceedings would do Mr. Bedaux. A Johannesburg cablegram published on February 18 stated that a Court order has been issued attaching the person of Mr. Bedaux, who is a friend of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The order was issued on the application of Mr. McChesney to recover £2500 of the company’s stock allegedly held either by Mr. Bedaux or the company. Mr. Bedaux was released after giving security. The Johannesburg correspondent of The Times, London, reported that the action related to a claim for the delivery of stock in the Bedaux Company of South Africa to McChesney as additional emolument for services as general manager and engineer director.