BANKRUPT ESTATE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20338, 20 August 1929, Page 12

BANKRUPT ESTATE.

BREACH OF PROMISE SEQUEL

NON-PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.

WOMAN' AS ONLY CREDITOR

C#SE REFERRED TO ' CROWN

. h ' Aiv application that the affairs of ThonJas. Wliitneal Churches, farm lab,V -. ' • • ourefj, bankrupt (Mr. Coulan), should bo placai;! in' tho hands of the Crown Solicitor for such adtion as he might' sco fit to take?: was in,-ids by' Mr. Singer, solicitor for sio Only creditor in the estate, at the ffrst meeting yesterday. .The dop'utyofficiall "assignee," Mr. V. R. Crowhurst, intinfiifeed that he' would ' at'eede 'to' the requfflt.' ' - •" Chui'ehds'was recently proceeded against, in thfc Supreme CouVt- for recovery of dainnges awarded against him for breach of promise to marry, bub ni) action could bo taken, as it was found during the. hearing that Churches had filed a petition in bankruptcy- • Tho schedule showed a debt of £206 9s to an unsecured creditor, tl\o woman who was plaintiff in tho breach of • promise case. Tlio assets were stated to be a motor-cycle valued at £3O and wages due £7, leaving a deficiency of £249 9s. In a written statement bankrupt said that ho was: A labourer;"!-and had been •working on.his faUicsr-Vfarm since February, 1928. Hft received £2' a week and board. On August 22, 1928, a judgment of tho Supremo Court was given against him for £250.. -' Just, prior to tho hearing of the /case he sold his ear, which had been damaged "in an accident, for £25. Tho judgment, with "tho cost's, amounted to £286 9s, and was still outstanding. He said ho had" iHit. had tho means to pay tho debt, and consequently had been forced into,, bankruptcy., .

In repjy to Mr. Singer, bankrupt admitted t}iat lio had spent £l6O in one month in Australia, and had received that n mount in one. sum in cash from his father. iHe-had bought'a motor-cycle, paying £25 down in cash. The receipt was made out in his brother's name, because bankrupt, was not sure that lio would be ablo to complete tlio payments. He eventually completed tho deal, paying in all £SB. His brother had a motorcycle of his own at that, time, but got rid of it /about three months ago. Bankrupt had used the machine, which was in his brother's name, up to the. time of bankruptcy.