COURT OF APPEAL.
A PBOPEEIY TRANSACTION. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. -tpthe case of Morland v. Hales, heard « the kst sitting of the Appeal Court, judgment has been given for the appelaai Morland had obtained an option h> pnciase an estate in Marlborough, during the continuance of -which, under tie impression that Morland had abandoned his rights, the. estate was sold to another. The question for the Court .was -who -was entitled to the property? They held that Morland had not abandoned his option, and that his position vas superior to that of the later comer. Costs were allowed him on the b-iehest sale.
This case is unique in being the first of its kind, and one in which it was admitted it was most difficult to arrive at V decision, a≤ all parties had acted in 'good-faith.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 243, 13 October 1910, Page 9
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