SUPREME COURT.
SITTINGS IN CHAMBERS. < »'• *>- Friday, October 16. [Before his Honor Mr Justice Gresson.] His Honor sat in the Court Chambers at 11a.m. ‘ 'O RE AUGUSTUS MOORE. , His Honor delivered judgment in thds.; case. •. .j-;u vjJT This was an application by Mr R, Walton, as provisional trustee in bankruptcy, for the direction of the Court under the following circumstances. Mr Joynt as solicitor for one Augustus Moore a bankrupt, received £2O from Messrs Saunders and Henderson on account of costs incurred in passing the bankrupt through the Court. Mr Joynt contended that this was a separate pryment and should not be deducted from the £23 allowed by the Court as costs in bankruptcy cases, as he was accountable to Messrs Saunders and Henderson for any balance as between '-* solicitor and client. Mr Walton contra contended that the £2O received by Mr Joynt from Saunders and Henderson, should be deducted from the £23 payable under the order of the Court. / . r,
After recapitulating the facts of the case, His Honor said that the direction of the Court would be for the trustee to deduct the £2O paid over to the solicitor in this case by Saunders and Henderson on account of the bankrupt, handing over to the . soli-, t citor the sum of £3, being the balance of the £23 allowed by the Court. His Honor stated that he had conferred with the Re-; gistrar, and had examined bills of costs from 1868 to 1873 which had been taxed, and r ~ found that £23 was a very fair allowance to the profession. Of course there were cases ' 1 in which there was a great deal of trouble, and in saying this he did not lay down any strict rule ; but the majority of cases were merely formal orders, which only involved the solicitor’s standing up and asking for them, and therefore he considered that £23 was a fair remuneration, taking all the cases through. Order:—Mr Walton, to d duct the £2O already paid to Mr Joynt from the £23 allowed by the Court, handing over the halance of £3. ... . , ...
EB WM, MITCHELL. On the application of the bankrupt, the final examination of the bankrupt was fixed for Thursday, 29th October. EE BELCHEE AND FAIEWEATHEE. Mr O’Neill applied for an order confirming the choice of Mr Hanson as trustee of the estate, and fixing date of last examination, His Honor made the order confirming the choice of trustee, and fixed the last examination for Thursday, 3rd December. EE SAMUEL BADDEN. Mr Thomas applied for an order of adjudication and fixing of first meeting of creditors. His Honor made the order, fixing the first meeting of creditors for Monday, 26th October, at twelve o’clock. EE MAETIN DONOHUE; On the application of Mr Thomas, his Honor made an order fixing the date of last examination of the bankrupt for Thursday, December 3rd. EE JAMES HAEEIS EVANS, Mr Thomas applied for a similar order in this case, which was granted, and Thursday, December 3rd, fixed for last examination of the bankrupt. The Court then rose.
SUPREME COURT.
Globe, Volume II, Issue 119, 17 October 1874, Page 2
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