THE SOUTHLAND FROZEN MEAT CASE.
HEAVr DAMAGES AWARDED TO THE PLAINTIFF COMPANY. [BY TILIOBAPH.— PMBB ASSOCIATION. 1 Dtjnbdin, 22nd November. The case of the Southland Frozen Meat Company v. Nelson Bros., a olaim for .£30,000 damages, was oonoluded to-night. The jnry, after a retirement of an hour and a-half, returned answers to the issues as follows :— What damages are the plaintiffs entitled to renover in respeot i o the breach of contraot by defendants in entering into the output arrangement with Mr. Ward ?—? — Answer: £3500. What damages are the plaintiffs entitled to recover in respect to agreement of May, 1893. to purchase the Ocean Beaoh Freezing Works?— Answer: Coßts were fixed as per scale, with allowance for second counsel and extra day's disbursements, witness' expenses and interlooutory costs to be settled in Chambers, execution to be stayed until the termination of the sitting of the Court of Appeal. By consent, Mr. Hell moved for a nonsuit and a new trial, on the ground of misdireotion and non-direotion, and to reduoe the damages. The motion, by consent, is to be argued in the Court of Appeal.
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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 125, 23 November 1895, Page 4
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185THE SOUTHLAND FROZEN MEAT CASE. Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 125, 23 November 1895, Page 4
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