SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 9

SUPREME COURT.

'> ! SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY. '« ; TAXING CREDITORS' COSTS. : A- : sitting'of the Supreme Court yesterday-was presided over..by Mr. Justice Chapman. (3rfr. : .Ai'Simpson) inado : . that , the costs of several petitioning creditors should bo taxed, ancl orders, iveru ■Hiriiido -in.'resard to the'following. bankruptcies:—, "WiiltiatnGeorg6^VSomerville, v -.Thomas .William- ; .'.;/':'vA.';,Stjirißer, : Thomas /Matthew Clark; Elizabeth ,; .Wilton..;'jiri'ltho;cnso;'pf Frederick' James .Bead, .(bank*; Assigrico to.uplift ' mbiieys'duevto thG 'petitioningcreditor, which had; been paid into Court, was granted. 1 -Mr.-'TringhaiiP&ppeared in - support of. a. ■v * v. -inij.tiqn vto adj udic&to:: Isabel s .Golhor.. -a. hank:; rupt.-rGranted. :' Albel't -and Harry -Peters, his \ : to hear the motion , for . adjudi- ■ V: : : cation .-'on l. in Chambcrs. Mr. Levi; ■ :appeared;for".the .debtors.':. •_ J .." >-PAocar» : \liot«illc»ep«r." of ■ Blenheim, k'. applied-tor his.; disohorje, •Mr. -Weston . ap-. peared for bankrupt, aim tho Offidial Assignee V saidv.thdt-it was tho msh'.of creditors,that tho ;discharge should bo granted.' ' Tho largest : •! 'creditors/ S«:ainsbn and -Bovan,''. Lorn (whoso: i ' I - cldim tivas JC247)i"=' : and Dwan Bros. 1 (.£150),, wore -".-iixbt itt-': s. to - thb jmotion passeiKlast . -. : > week? at-' a; : ineetihg., of 'lhe, Official Assignee considered .that'-.purely 'family. ; matters-had:brought bankrupt into; debt. •; The >' ' discharge wa3 granted. i'-i > x: ; -"The ..next.:-settings i of. tho -Bankruptcy Court 4 : 'Y-v; ;tras ! fixed for, Monday,' December. 6.■; r ,CASE OF JOHN MOREISSCHAPIRO. OTHER, PROCEEDINGS PENDING. ■ The- case of John .Morris Schapiro, furniture V' V - jaanilfacturer and; ; picture-franio'r, was again • Mentioned,'and Jlr. Levi moved for a-discharge.' •I V :,.'Thi:'official .'Assignee, : in opposinK.: the appli-: , 'to Avork ■V - ; out; very; badly." i Bankrupt's property in Tara- :' :>nidu Street had: been sold by- auction,, ami:had brought about iSIO over the amount of the ':y: : -S. mortgages. . The Assignee had also . sold at : : v - auction- bankrupt's' property■; ■ in'AJpper; v Cuba Street.-,--It■ brought XICIO, but bankrupt had : -' Tallied it at-«CTCOO. The securities had been valued '.at ;:XSSI2, against .which/there were mortgages - — - . •' ,His:fldnour: Did he mako use of thesa. excossive .valuations to claim credit? . ;■ V >,: :^'-raiipfßdal;l^B^ipe: " :v. . tofs : that hOiwas mva flourishing 'condition.' J; : -Mr": 'Levi:,Thoro^;is<-nothing-to. show. Ithai. , '' lie''erected' a large three-storied bnoit build--1 : v l :':' ingv'at jtha. top of- Cuba: Street, -when shop pro- ■' -pertiesVabout .'that' part :.wbro going: -up.// Ills -'i '' part-of .the building him-. --eelff ;.'Ha' ; spent 'aboutVioOOO'on bui ding. ■ ': .' v i Official- Assignee;' He - 6pent . about 'JiSOOQ , , on- th« building.,. ' ' ■ •pii.Hortour: Is - property in Wellington fall- . irig 'to.that extent? • "' ~■ - ; Mr.-levi: Tho'jproperty was put up tha other ' :: 'day and sold for 43600.,. I - believe : tho Assignee ' . .had-a previons offer of- JE3SOO. -Tho Assignee: ,;' . . i .--jir.^LcVi: -SchApiro ,tells :.me ;that tho' .offer. - ■ .-■■.-vrlisi.'fOTi" JBSBSO.-i ; • .' ..- THe i Official Assignee .'said- that- -the. creditors " ' .-w'oife'.ni'o'stly timber merclmnw, ' ahd-Vcairiors;: ;Thbro waS'a debt of «Cs32:otfing to.' Stewart,- Macdcnald,",and .Company, Glasgow. , '• -.- imported pictures.,from,- that. firm,; :/ / »!.-and>i's6ld'' them:' through.: various': auctioneers., -: -.f.'Qopdi vrorelcoming ;to- him" ripht uji .fa- the dato. bf?h)S : filing,, and- those . ; which :arTived' 6Ubse- : V-' miedtly .wore soiled by '; the : local: agents of- the r...' : GlnMO#i'flrm.'<. He ,*a9 adjudged .bankrupt -oa- • •- rebruary 'ld- last. On . Deqember 12, .1003. he ; gaybv:i'..third 'mortgagovtbvone.iKenny.,;,.This ~. . f ;was,'.partly;-.to'-raise ,further : funds, ; -and - partly; • '. - - to (pay '■ oft '.money, borrowed. years- before. , The, , ( tp"-: Cfof n.vsoHcitor,; had; :beeh instructed '.to,- take ; Btenj;.to 'haVe;this,mortgage,set. aside;:-;i v.-v^-tsßdiitoi»t.:TOtW;'|hat'-.hf/:^sVof«Sco^'cand.; ;-•'.* Gernian - parontagej: -and:>had been 'a civil en- :■ gmcer-M'h' St;,-'Petersbnrg.:'' : He::was' out ; of.:om-: ■ -;;,V 'pldymfet^-iri ; ;'Scot!andisahd,fcleamed:;vpictnrc-:: - - -;V : ' : :^'Ki'oH,*liß';h'a'dwith;the aiictibiipers-here' were ; rquite!urideVstOod;*by;.tho;Home'firtas.- 1 -Hp;till • a - few-^hiohths 1 ago he - had made ;on - the: • !;:V:"V TiicWres'/sold,' all of : .wliicli had_ a. price: ?,V^hf}.' iCubit'* Sfrect - bni 1(1 incf' had :.cbrt r of: ,

■■-:f'-■■ whicjuißp ;borro'wed.',. , .£3.'i6o, ■•''■ ;bil^inJiisSin ; 'W6ll)nc;tdn for:eight-ye&si:'basing; '<* ■■;.arriTed^with!-;EU2.HvUi9'-, brother, 'in v.Smith' 'V'.'"Africa J'Ea'ft.Y-paid;:'.i him l jei4o,>vjand'.~-.: another,' tyVbrother.vwho was:a,chemist:in-New>York.' had; :>-assisted'himY'lTe'had carried,on'■■the;business, ■Si■'■successffilly,until',ninei.months'before thp'date rl'• oftn'isi'ulinr;,'andfsupnlied'..pichiro-fraraes ,'to ' :;.'thfewh'oicsala:h6nses,thronfrhoHt New. Zealand. ?; ;: ;HisiHbnoui:. T6u->do:,notii'nndeTstand:;bopk-; '■. y bankrupt:.■N6iS'sir. L :rtt,k'eep;' ; a!.''girl.;,to.:-'doithß: •S.;-,-r" T'.bootai-'siinA.'.'- a'-.'.'paTticulii'*. rf'an. cprnes ■ tiricb .'■, a'. '.'■■'■ •■;iv«\lcrivl'dnn't know,:'.a. h'«hlc' from 'the star?. •': :•■! •':-'iThd'.'Officinl;; Assignee.. ';':'.'hiirikrttpt;-'. '.•■Krit:V-'Stngcsled ■, ;; .that:;;. proceeding ; H-';-'BJpnH,.'ola:ftdi6Brtod^'ih'-VieTf-'''<)f.':thq:-6to T >3''-t6: .■•■:'. • be i taken' to', npset' ths' last mprtpnge..,, Bank- \ > ritpt, ; wA'hld' 6 tsn. be' br'oii!?ht ■hefo'to, the: Court; ■."> for -idllins •:.'to;.;kifflp"'-.T)r6p6i;.- hooks.' X ; ,;_:. o'.-.i, ; .: '.;■'■ Actcein<r that furthert mtestioninrr-'misht nT?:; ■V... ,!ndice ; ieither' tlib'?,:barikfunt'; ; or: -tho :, OfficiM.' ~-.• assignce.''..Jii«'Honour adjourned'.the case nnti) .''.'-.''vie.nflst,fitting of-the Court. .•;.••;. ~-.:;. ■\.Y;:-'\y-