FAILURE THROUGH IGNORANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 151, 27 June 1924, Page 5

FAILURE THROUGH IGNORANCE.

j . j JUDGE SUPPORTS APPEAL. ! I ! ! SUPREME COURT DECISION. "The case seems to be one of many. A man, knowing nothing of orchards or farms, undertakes to become au orchardist or farmer, and, as may have been expected, his ignorance and want I |P of skill ends in lops and failure," said '" Sir Kobert Stout (Chief Justice), in p r delivering judgment in an appeal against "' a decision by Mr. J. \V. Poynton, S.M., ?<1 in respect of a land transaction in the v ' Supreme Court to-day Appellant was -'" James McLeod (Mr. Finl.ay and Mr. v - Munrol, and respondent James Owen ''" (Mr. Martelli). In the lower Court the magistrate found that when McLeod had leased his vn land a I Henderson to Owen he had reprela ' sented that £40 a year could be made n - v out of the orchard. Judgment was then given for Owen for £117, on the ground "*' of misrepresentation. '-The appeal must be allowed, and , judgment entered for defendant, with costs to be fixed by the magistrate," said °" his Honor "Seeing that the respondent , , has lost his labour and is in poor cir--1 stances I allow only £2 2/ costs of ■on . ~ appeal. • CS I Judgment, was given accordingly