SALE OF AN HOTEL

Evening Star, Issue 15892, 26 August 1915, Page 2

SALE OF AN HOTEL

VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFFS

(Peh. Ukiied Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 25. In the Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and a jury of 12 concluded tb© hearing of tho case of Joseph Mandl (Christchurch), Mrs Mandl, and Hole, Grierson, and Davis (brewers, of Timaru) v. A. D.’ Kennedy and Co., wine and spirit merchants, ’Wellington. This was a claim of £503 15s 7d, return of deposit on account of the purchase of a lease of the United Service Hotel, Christchurch, and defendants counter-claimed for £7OO commission alleged to be due fori having found a purchaser of the lease. The jury brought in a verdict for plaintiffs for £SOO. ' The jury returned a verdict on the issues submitted to them as followsWas there an express stipulation made between A. D. Kennedy and Joseph Mandl that no, commission Should be payable to the defendants Until the purchaser had completed his purchase hy entering into possession .of the United Service HotelP—No. Was there any arrangement made between Joseph Mandl and A. D. Kennedy that if a commission became payable the commission should he £6OO and not £7OO P—Yes; £6OO. ■ All questions in the case were reserved for further consideration.