SOLICITORS’ FEES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 142, 20 May 1925, Page 12

SOLICITORS’ FEES

CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY. REGISTRAR TO TAX. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Messrs Loughnan and Jacobs, solicitors of Palmerston North (Mr Grant) proceeded against the Manawatu Bacon Co., Ltd., claiming to recover the sum of £33 5s for costs alleegodly due.

Plaintiffs, in their statement of claim, said that, about 1922 they had acted as solicitors for the defendant company and the bill of costs had been based as per scale charges, payment of which was now refused by the defendant company on the grounds that, the charges in two instances were excKisivc.

R. Davidson, managing director of the Company, who defended the case, stated that his company objected to two of the items, maintaining that the scale charges had not l>een observed.

The Magistrate pointed out that defendant could have the bill of costs taxed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

Mr Davidson stated that he had not received the account until three years after the making of the agreement. Mr Jacob, who outlined the circumstances pertaining to the cane, mentioned that the amounts queried were reasonable as the work entailed had been considerable. The account had been rendered directly following the completion of the work. In reply to a question by Mr Davidson, witness stated that Mr Oram had been in possession of the account shortly afterwards, hut as to how he had obtained it witness did not know.

Mr Davidson said that his company had not empowered Mr Oram to arbitrate in the matter.

Mr Jacobs announced that he was quite prepared to have the hill of costs taxed by the Registrar and the Magistrate accordingly adjourned the ease to enable this to be done.