FILMS MOT SHOWN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 118, 21 May 1931, Page 10

FILMS MOT SHOWN.

CLAIM MADE FOR DAMAGES

COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTONj Wednesday. The action for damages •, for alleged breach of contract brought in the Supreme Court by United Artiste (Australasia), Limited, against the FullerHay ward Theatre Corporation, Limited, was concluded to-day before the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, who reserved judgment. The first claim was for £450 damages for 'not exhibiting the film "Evangeline" at Wellington in accordance with the alleged agreement' and the second was for £400 in respect of the film "Venus;" which plaintiffs said was to hate been exhibited at Dunedin and was not exhibited. ' >■ , Mr. A. T. Young, for the defence, contended that no date had been arranged for the exhibition of the pictures within the period of the agreement, and as damages could only be assessed subject to a, date having been fixed no damages were recoverable. Mr. H. F. O'Leary, for plaintiffs, replied to the contention that his clients had waived performance by not fixing a date for the exhibition of the films until after the agreement had expired by saying that was forbearance and not abandonment of rights. There was not the disparity between sound-synchronised films and 'talkies" in 1029 as there was to-day and the claim for damages was reasonable, he contended.