SPEEDWELL OIL CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 136, 12 June 1933, Page 8

SPEEDWELL OIL CASE.

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. SOLICITOR GIVES EVIDENCE. The thirteenth day of the Speedwell Oil case was entered upon this morning at the Supreme Court. A claim is made by 49 shareholders in the company for £4033 from Harry Clinton McEhvain, a former director in the company, the plaintiffs alleging certain statements contained in the prospectus to be untrue. Mr. Justice Smith is oil the Bench, Mr. Gould and Mr. Dyson arc counsel for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Weston and Mr. Goldstinc appear for the defendant. Continuing hie evidence-in-chief to-day, Frank Massey, solicitor, said that in 110 way did McEhvain hamper the production of documents after the order of discovery. Mr. Weston: Who was the promoter? —McEhvain, as far as I could see. Hie Honor: That is a question I have to answer. The witness was cross-examined at length by Mr. Weston. The witness was cross-examined at length by Mr. Weston concerning the discovery of documents in the case. He said the case involved an enormous amount of detail. When his linn ivan called on to produce documents he did not appreciate that the defence -wished to go right through the history of the company. Re-examined, the witness said that neither he nor Jiis iir.ni hampered discovery of the documents in any way. If there was any delay he, as a, member of the firm, -was prepared to take his share of the responsibility. (Proceeding.)