THE PACIFIC FLYERS
LITIGATION OVER FUNDS MR KEITH ANDERSON'S CLAIM Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, July 20. Litigation arising from the Pacific flight was begun in the Equity Court by Mr Keith Anderson, who claims a share of the profits of the flight from Captain Smith and Lieutenant Ulm. He alleges that ho was a partner therein since July, 1927, when the preparations were begun. Plaintiff declared that he went to America with Captain Smith and Lieutenant Ulm and advanced sums of money to help the venture, and after the purchase of tho aeroplane he, with tho defendants’ consent, returned to Australia.
Mr Anderson swears that he had advanced more than 2,000 dollars to date.
Tho defendants deny tho partnership, and contend that the Southern Cross monoplane was the gift of Mr Hancock, an American. Mr Justice Owen granted a temporary injunction restraining the defendants from dealing with the flight funds.
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Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 6
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150THE PACIFIC FLYERS Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 6
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