LONG APPEAL CASE

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 13, 16 July 1934, Page 11

LONG APPEAL CASE

ARGUMENT FLOWS ON

■'■Awekagoia start was made in the Court off; Appeal-with the: hearing of the _ appeal by ithe ; Public ; Trustee against1 a .Supreme Court judgment' in favour _of Mrs., Alice Merry, the case concerning a dispute as to the true rental, values, over a. period of three years of three properties in her late husbantt's estate: - Legal: argument occupied the time-of the Court the whole of last week, from-Monday morning to late on Friday- afternoon, and when the Court resumed today the wells of eloquence were still ifair'from being exhausted. It was anticipated, however that, the hearing would conclude some time this afternoon; ■ ■

After; a full-week of argument, the appearance of.the courtroom today was that of <i small library. Three of flic benches' at the Bar were littered with, law reports and text books, and there were thirty or more other books of reference nestling on the jury; bench. Four counsel are engaged in. the case —Mr. .1. B. Callan, K.C., with him. Mi*. H. E. Evans, for the Public Trustee',/antl Mr. W. H. Heine, with him Mr. T. P. 'Oleary, for Mrs. Merry

. Mr. CJeary addressed the Court todayj and afc the time" of going to press Mr. Callan iras replying' 011 behalf of the appellant to the general argument addressed tq.the Court for the respondent. "■■•■"• : .■' '■"■■ '