A MAYOR SUES FOR £501 DAMAGES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3036, 24 March 1917, Page 9

A MAYOR SUES FOR £501 DAMAGES

INTERESTING NAPIER CASE.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, March 23,

Mr. J. V: : Brown, M.P., Mayor of Napier, and a member of the Napier Harbour Board, to-dai. sued Mr. A. E. . Jull,:,of Waipawa, chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, for.£6ol .claimed \ for the, following utterance made by the chairman at a board meeting lasti-Augusti—■ ;.;- ■ ■

■. "I have, every reason, to.say that ■ •:"■'. Mr. JPrown.-hasynot. acted fas '. he ■ A-.i 'shoulcjl have acted../ His action was ; :.'•.- tantapountio a. person, agreeing to ;- ■ '■■ beconte = foster-parent to an< infant ''.' V; .-arid. t/ien taking jt to a. quiet place and ! 'stangling:it. was-equivalent to J. ■;- Germany's /submarine- policy. Mr.. v?.:-Brown-;diiL not even, advise' them, ' ' .i na fc';the amendment-was-in pro-'' ; - '•eressj'.and-he l , was.-not-acting in'' ■■■■ oonfcii-mity"-with'-the-.hest usages. ':;. ,1 'dotibt--whether 7 ■there.is'another' ■ '•■■member'of the House who' would ' -•'■'■ take"Up 'the same attitude as : Mr. ■ -~:-.Brqvrn..-.-r-feel;it is a-pity, when-.' :'-■•: ' : an opportunity -occurs•••to''benefit^'.' '■■'.the .people of Napier, 'and ■■ for a -■■ .--njemlberto assist;, that that-member ' : should spike:thelrguns and prevent. ■ ■ '--. the work'going on."--: : ••"_'Mr::- Jull. was -referring to Mr.. : 'Brown?s 'attitude ■ concerning -the' NaP 1" Board Empowering Bill, which; was not submitted to Parliament, last session; \-. '.'•'The. jury', returned a verdict'for defendant, with costs against plaintiff. -