THE BROGDEN CLAIMS.
[PBBSS ASSOCIATION TBLBQBAM.J WELLINGTON, December 8.
The Court of Appeal delivered judgment to-day in the cases of Brogden v the Queen and Smith v the Queen. In both oases judgment was given declaring all the pleas of the Government except one to be good, and all the replications pleaded by the Messrs Brogden bad. The one plea on which judgmet was given against the Government is an immaterial one, and the judgment on that plea rests on a purely technical question of pleading, and does not effect the merits. Notice was given on behalf of Messrs Brogdens of their intention to apply for leave to appeal to tho Privy Council. The effect of tho judgment is that the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to try the Brogden claims, but all proceedings in respect of these claims must bo taken under the Government Contractora Arbitration Act, 1872. The Court also decided that no extras could be claimed not expressly ordered in writing by the Minister for Public Works.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2398, 9 December 1881, Page 3
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