STRANGE BANKRUPTCY CASE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9435, 6 September 1907, Page 8

STRANGE BANKRUPTCY CASE.

JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT. (Auckland, ■ Star.), , A case f "which t presents , ,some extraordinary" aspecte^was* heaa^d at. iflie t Supreme Co>Tirtj .'before 'Mr Jftstio© Deiiinifittah, this (Wiednesday)- mtSnmigi. /' Meiandisf PateH&m-; a fading as Paterson kßr6B.,«;^6tutioi&U-"far ata. 1 lamrulmejat of MarbamJ^ptcyi'v' The peti-' ' tioWer vras adjudicated a hflnferurjt J .at, ■"the Supreme pourt, Auckland, on the 19Eh FebTuaiy,:l9p6^<Jta( ht^'b^petitiioin.. He novr. claims that. jurisdiction^ Jp°^y rested' twth &he-Bkfficb,Cf>4i& ait TWaaiaki,' tin Ban^p^yl^Abf-Jpecfuiafing that •where a dtt&yr was ireiidtot':iii-:a'<dMrict .where he bifcfr carried ort'biisraeas 'Wtfoie longest- time fro aix. months.•preceding the ibankmiptcy, ihe tiadi to file in the' Cdtkrt oi that district. ,' The .petitioner,SQt out that at/the time of, fibng ihe ihad; not Tesided; in.Aiifcklafld';' tnait twy six of his cue^liioJs !^i'dfe'3''ln I'!Ajucklal'!Ajuckla4 ldii'.'anci bf''tos total I&Ditiffes of £l6itod; oVrioig to forty. creditors,, ibilf 'wad inHawfeka:'' - "i} \ Mr Reed, insfeliucteW'vby 1 -Sker■ritfc and v Wylie, appeared for the peti-> ■taoner, and- tine,' Hon. <J: r A. Tole, K.C.,; opposed tlje petitpn.. tl'. y -^.;. x'■" ,' Apr T,,B#4 i „n-u^^troua auww»ities & support 'of '.•nifi 'oMrt^>ntioin)(/ iib&t tQie' A'liokiahd ' Supreme "'tjo&rt.v '^wl. ;ko, iurisdiction-'ifl' tlie <^!^tm.\ii&i&' «» a D&tmfctr^oTiWi itt3sttk>h the person-*awie<JEw<n JJ& nAdo' 1 quoted two Engjj&h cases, showing that the &t&k^XW&'W&ffiito' >i*&c UP that position, eysn at tjhis Jate atege. few Hoiof :""How >( have^T jv^sdictaon, to anoiul.': If'%» '(^t^.likd' no jnirisdaotion •before,-We'lj^ikf^cy. is" Skill and void. Icaninotatoiil'«^nulHty.;i • M* 1 oßewfr •aeked' 1 what Court could annal'\'it?'i • •V. '.'. IJis, Sxxuvtj No annulment is.nneqmred. It annuls itself, fi; •<■ "> , ■ ■ , Mx Reed'theiu diseiosed that the, ,assignee bad disposied of"' the stock in i'he estate,. and • that charges. were,, pending against' the petiUoner :luJd«r:luJd«r '"fihe, Banlc.pupbey ,AcfcV' ■* -'' ■ '»y( ;'; ' ' -' .'!.'! ' - Haa'Honor; Is that fhe positioa. At present,/1 ,don't iseehow <I '<;■» eWnnl the bankruptcy. .*,/. •.> ; •,-,■• \ ■• Mr . Reed, v in. oondudon, that the whole 'ba^^^Ptcy japoeed^ngs ■were null aiid void, iinasmucn as the' Court had no jurisdiction. - *, ' ' After hearing the Hon. J. A. Tole,' K.C., His Honor said he would .notdiream of granting an aaimilment atnless Jie was absolutely -compelled by way of jurisdiction originally. That was the^ oniy question w.Mch would influence him to annul it. » » ■ Mt Reed quoted further authorities,' and eacpressed the opinion., tlhait His"' Honor had power to grant am flinnutmemit. His i"Honor renwiTked! that if he -had such power it must then be a discretionary power, and if.,-he used ihos discretion it would certainly be , against the petition. He would .reserve, his-decision. The Court then adjourned.