LENGTHY CASE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3742, 10 June 1932, Page 7

LENGTHY CASE

Seven Lawyers CLAIMS 1-Olt INSURANCE LEGAL ARGUMENT HEARD; (Per Press Association.) W ellUigiou, June 9. Legal argument on tne new suit point raided on Tuesday coutmueu all day yesterday in, tne Supreme Court, in tho case in which Airs Elizabeth Ivy Johnson is seeking to recover £-750, alleged to be due under policies, from the Comaee.eial Union insurance and th© Australasian. 'Temperance and -General; Mutual Life Assurance Co., Ltd. The hearing has now occupied four days several nonsuit points being raised by counsel for the defendant companies at tho close of the plaintiff’s ease on Tuesday. Seven counsel are engaged in Alio case. Aiming tho grounds upon, whic* a nonsuit was asked for were that there was no liability under the Commercial Union, policy; that if forgery was proved plaintiff was not entitled to succeed, as her dealings with tho company impliedly authorised t company, to make payment to the husband; failing to give information to tho company and so prejudicing its rights by delay; and failure to comply with certain conditions of the policy in rot taking action within the stipulated time. Tho T. and G. Company grounds mainly were that the action wa s not commenced within the time stated in tho policy; and that the clans 2 relating t<> the supply of particulars of the accident and nature of the injuries had not b-ce n observed. At tho conclusion of argument H» Honour said he would take time consider ltis decision. Tlu> hearing was adjourned until Monday.