COURT OF APPEAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 11

COURT OF APPEAL.

, f CHRJSTCHURCH ttBEL ACTION. [ ' ' JTJDGMENT BESERVED *as ih'eard "yesterday'' iathe '' Mpi&l c*36 #f John Norton \eistis Thomas W»lt»r Stringer, before their Honours JustW4«. Wilhims (Athns-ChieE Justice), Edwardi, Cower, aid Ckopmar. Mr. A. JDnan. Mpe»r«4 ** r appellant, find M*.,C. P/Skercett, X.0., with him Mr. A. F. Wright, <»r mpondest i-ijiv.:;i'Th#;fftctsi-laitf h?f«e the: Court were.that m befersVMr.WJustice Denniston, at L...-.. rO)ttißtehur^, f; 'Thomas -Walter Stringer, .K.C., fat' Christchnrch. sued; John f "^Nrntsttrifor; - damages ;for. alleged libol tVi ij: pilmlsh'e4<inHhe newspaper "Tru'th," on Maroh Plaintiff : alleged that tho. articlo in |ii?/;^urtHoii: ; i»eant'vthait .ho had. been party or lot- to'-wirifcse |B( ■ the';;: prosecution.. : ofFrancis i HetiiyivßrugM, and of defeating tho .ends of if::^in^ee.K/A>:xommongave"-;a . verdict in plaintiff's favour for tho foil amount • of .{taiages claimed, and - costs w t ere allowed fo v KJnounting to' .£99 18s.-:. On • August 30 last, i ded in person •in support of "his a. oiiitire,for ;a. new,. trial, but- Mr. Justico Dcn- [\ iVS»i4tisn/refused '..to "'grant'the-', application. ; i An . : -". »jpnd.from this decision'was mow/.hroußht:. -,'v [■- .v'Afcthi enielusion of .Court :*«. ■ : v.;;-.; JXACM LANDLORDS AND UNPAID RENT, -if..' '':iA':northern ease, iwhieh had eome'-beforo his HWiiMXMrr-Justice 1 illdwards, :'and.;.whioh" had: ;t?V: ;into" .tho,'Court ;ofi Appeal,- was .i. •: i6alrfl>;.yestorday by thpir Honours Justices I ]fr",--WjlJiatns'.--(Actinß-Chief. Justico),! Denniston, ..Edwards, ' Cooper,- and • Chapman, i.Ti^uPoeKi':Opetlni T plailitiff»'.Was', roprot i- liu'cKlsappeared for defendant, Philip George ' bniith. »Plaintiff. claimed: that by i a leaso ,dated o®> riJ : ;j,1907, 'ho .-.{with: others , as; tenants ;.iii' lis; <wftmfojv';dcmised. to ...tho -.'defendants a.;' piecs 3[.4'; ..the .AVaimarind.? district, known 1 as !?■ :Baotihi.'iNo.;-2. B, No. -3,. containing 727 acres 1 rood 22 perches;' for.-> 42- years, .'..Tho - rental ;|v. ten years of tho u^-r.w)^jr^^':-^hgs^AgaC^ v aKßaitl:'"XHiyin'eiit''.df.VjS73.| J?' MsiiUdri: apd-JJI iper-acro, per-annum-was. pay- ; i[-. ,Rbla\ &S. .royalty for tho timber. Plaintiff's in- . JM; -to. '*£133 7s.' in respect ?of the (1 halkyearV rant dtie on March 19 ihemwMdu'm: of-.lease, ,it •%%#$ v'i -'-.lexpfessly that -,tho . power ' to ,;re-enter 7p.>^^^«ndv,m6'- < posiessidli'.'of/:'the land;'might wirt :'-Hvi-ofii^the reiat'";,was' in;'arrear .-'for;;.thirty,-;,days;. V*,.;--whetheif:-'-it '.had,,be.en''leßally demanded.:or' not. 'rj g'.-.The'fSilfgear's rent due : on March. 19. last/had •v«!: Mt..yet been paid/ -On Aupist 21 last, plaintiff ■r; re- % «4terbi «n the-lsn'd in rs'spect of the default .-^ef.-^eidefgndant.i.aTid.'determinVd/his;.tenancy.: .-■ x Plaintiff claimfd•. (1)- Possession; (J) rent and . !i:l»yalty,-. jfilSS. ,75..-. due on :March 19, 1989, ; V^^;.fMd:ykMße-' : prqfits" : from' : lthev.datis'r ; re-entry i;y.Tn»tfl':>pesses3ion;.CßUld : be-obtained: on: ! the: basis ;.cf an.annual value of XKS Us. -; : statempnf;-of drfer.ee 'denied that. plain, i tiff'B.iShar'e was. correctly stated- in' the .claim;. r-:,sii3l^"''^t'Vjttat : j• bs ;;riiynlty.. weis, in fact,; purchase. money'' for fithe^itimbeh" 1 ;; alleged/that iplaintiff ij; hadJno' ' to exercise the power -of re-ftitry,. ■: Snn'mitich aj' .tha ''exercisable'onljrby f plaintiff - could .hot sue i fer,:«nt or-brcaeh'of covenant unless he-joined iof itho -.lessors in ithe -action;' is. .Three.'.questions- of .law- were , asked -of the. m .Is. the sum - ot-,JXt- 16s. ■ 4d. claimed | as ;r9jaltyr rec'oTerable. as ;rcnt, or ;in-the ilature ; anfl,; if-. so, .-not ' recoverable as claimed?,.'. (2) f Wnsii.ftny 'iioticc/ in :■ terms of Seetion; 9-1 of the i'P^pra T'Aet',-/1905", ! v iiccessary ; - as-' a-, eon-: ;mtibhj. precedent, to ; recovery-"upon:: the forfei- . litnro wltged ;in ..tho statement of i claim ? and ••• v i;(3):skHas, the -,plaintiff,'/as: ono ; oftho ' soveral- ; :iMj«rai^tKe;:;rieht.:;ttf,;;6ne:^for;;rent;or,'- breach' ■•; ; , »f.leeyenattt;without joining: all of; the' lessors • jtne/ Jaiid.ias .".alleged"^^in ; .tho'statement'"of Wenee?^ t. "h?<iCourt heard; irgument, andreserved itsceeision ,