MORGAN-WRIGHT CASE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 December 1927, Page 5

MORGAN-WRIGHT CASE.

DECISION RESERVED \.BV TELEGK APH PUESB ASSOCIATION ) , CiHJllSi CHURCH, Dec. 15. j le . rig'iit ease was eoneluded in the Supreme Court to-day judgment being ■reserved. This last litigation arises out of a dispute as to the validity of the power of attorney given by one of the bene liciaiies, by which a deed of compromise was drawn up and (acted upon by the trustees in the estate of the late E J. Wright and the Bank of New Zealand. M heu the case wq,s oalled on this morning, Sir John Findlay, counsel foi the bank, :said tli/at he washed to correct an impression from his remarks yesterday He had said that Douglas A right had proved so hopelessly intractable that even ’a last attempt at sett-leineiiit was wrecked by ]ii t s obstrucDon. Those negotiations, which took place practically within the walls of the Court, were not the matter to which lie had referred, lie had referred to obstruction generally in the earlier attempts at a settlement. Mr Justice Adams said that the court did not wish to discuss the responsibility for the breakdown of the settlement. * When the question was raised as to whether the Hoii. Mr. Noswaithy" one oil tlm trustees, should be called, Sir John Findlay said he wais prepared to admit that Mr Noisworthy had acted piudently and with sound judgment, and had acted impartially as between the beneficiaries in the administration or the estate. Mr Nasworthy, in evidence, said he had been a trustee since 1.907 or 1908. C litiil the last few years no questions tad (been raised, not until Airs Moro-an had commenced the litigation.