A COMPLICATED CASE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 64, 17 March 1931, Page 11

A COMPLICATED CASE

Involved' legal argument was heard by the. Court of. Appeal yesterday afternoon, and this morning on aii appeal from a : decision, of Mr. Justice Eeed in a Blenheim case between Arthur Simpson, sheepfarmsr, of Seddon, and.CEristopher Frank 'Schwass, shcepfafiner,f.of Grovetown, dealing; Vith compl.icatcd facts in. regard to- two mprtgages'.givcn by Sehwass over different properties'in Marlborpugh; '■■ .;...:: . .'; ■ ..;_' "';'•-' . ,-. The Chief : Justice : (Sir Michael •Myers)' presided," and associated; ,with his Honour were Mr.' JUstico Adams,; Mr. Justice'• Ostler,; aiid MK5 ' Jjistice Smith. ""*■ •"'. ' ' : ■ ■..-■■■ ■:-■■ 1 ■■'-. Mr. H. F; Johnston, K.C., with .MA F. Beid, appeared for.Simpsonj and.Mr. A. 0 Nathan for- Schwass ■ v '.. . ■ Mr.; :.Johnsto.ii . said;.: that" -iii' ■•'- tho ;Siiprem9''Cio!ttf;t;;aciipA-7tlifc:";ftppenaiil;,' Simpsoii,. the ..plaintitf_ and; -the mortgagee'; the respondent-;- ; "Seliwass, was the -d6foUdiin.6/iir tlie. Court feclpw and the mortgagor. .The short .'<pe* tion . at issue whether on- a^salc conducted througli thp Eegistrar of tlie Supreme -Court the mortgagee was en-. •titled to \debit as, against the. purchase money an overdue .unpaid .instalment of 'purchase money owing by the jmorteagor under, his licence to /occupy from thl Crown which .was duQ:,pripr to the. time fhe sale was; held. ; ,Thp question, although Hhe amount involved, .was. small, was of some importance.to poniveyancers,- and it seeme.d impossible, fo confine judgment; to; thq facts of .the ease and not to lay down general principles which would tie of some importance in regard to the matter., _. , The Court reseryed its decision.