LEGAL INQUIRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 108, 9 May 1928, Page 3

LEGAL INQUIRY.

Letters of inquiry will' be answered every week in this column. As far as possible they will be dealt with in the order in which they are received, and replies will be inserted with the least possible delay. X.Y.Z.—If yon were mating your wife a sufficient allowance and she was not permitted by you to pledge your credit yon are not liable. Those accounts which yon have agreed to pay you will be liable for, as you have latified her action in pledging your credit. ANXlOUS.—Provided the drain is your own and you are not bound by agreement, you may make your own terms before allowing a connection. Tou must, however, not prevent the natural drainage off your neighbour's land by filling up your section, and if this is the result you would be well advised to give him a connection. PUZZLED.—Yon may sue for damages and an injunction. You need not wait until the building is completed, but may sne as soon as your neighbour finally intimates that he is going t» erect a building on land over which you have a right of wav. HARASSED MOTHER.—Your remedv was to leave tbe place if it did not suit. iou are liable for the rent end should pay as much as you can spare towards the arrears. You can do no more than that, nor can your creditor force you to pay more. GAIiDEXER —See the reply to "Fed Cp" in last week's replies, and follow the instructions given. Please give a • detailed description of your fences. MEMO. I do not understand your Question. Any position or office you hold Vill not prevent you from being prosecuted criminally for any offence. Write again. GLASSHOUSE.—(II The necessitr of a. permit will depend on the by-law. (2i The. terms of the lease will govern the liability of the parties in the event of the house collapsing. If there is no provision to the contrary you are liable to keep in repair and yield up the premises in good condition and repair, excepting depreciation from fair wear and tear, weather or natural causes witbont your neglect, damage by fire, earthquake, tempest, or inevitable accident. S.B.—Obtain the application form, rnd if it contains questions you prefer not io answer, you need not proceed with tb» application. W.O.D.—Apart from any contrary intention expressed in tbe will, tbe legacies will abate pro rata. MOTHER —You may sue on behalf of fie children for maintenance under the Destitute I'ersons Act. Snch an action may. however, provoke th- father int i exercising the right alrcadv given him to the custody of the children. CO.\>TAXT READER.—You will find the best way to obtain payment is to sue.