SUPREME COURT.
Per Press Association.
NAPIER, March 13. • At the Supreme Court to-day John McKenzie was convicted and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for perjury. A civil action, the Official Assignee v. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., was heard and judgment was reserved. This wasa case of somo importance to stock agents, the claim being for the repayment of the proceeds of a sale of cattle by the defendant company, acting under instructions from H. G. Harding, who was subsequently made a bankrupt. For the | plaintiff it was contended that the cattle wore, the property of Harding, and the proceeds properly belonged to the bankrupt's creditors. The defendant's case was that a letter of instruction from Harding gave them the right to dispose of the cattle as security for payment of his account, and to credit his account with the proceeds, which, was done.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19080314.2.31
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8534, 14 March 1908, Page 5
Word Count
143SUPREME COURT. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8534, 14 March 1908, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in