CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT,
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. 23. In the Supreme Court Mr Justice Reed gave his reserved judgment on the claim by Mrs Cecilia Lims Kunst, claiming £3OOO damages against William Ravage Tate, of Ashburton, for alleged breach of contract in respect to the purchase of 30 acres of glass hearing sand at Awaxiui. It was alleged that as a result of the negotiations with Tate the plaintiff had broken off an engagement for supplying silica to the Australian Glass Company. The defence was that the option offered was never exercised or, in any case, it was offered to the Southern Cross Glass Company, Tate not bejng liable. His Honour said lie thought that plaintiff was entitled to recover damages, but deferred assessment of the amount, suggesting a settlement on the basis of carrying' out the original contract, modified or otherwise as the parties might agree.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 227, 23 August 1928, Page 7
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151CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 227, 23 August 1928, Page 7
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