CLAIMS AGAINST BANK
AROWHANA STATION CASE JUDGMENT REGARDING COSTS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Monday Judgment on the question of costs in the action between William Douglas Lysnar, plaintiff, and the National Bank of New Zealand, Limited, defendant, was delivered to-day by Mr. Justice Blair. In the main action he ordered the paities to pay their own costs, but ordered plaintiff to pay witnesses' expenses, which will be fixed by the registrar.
In the action regarding Arowhana Station, plaintiff was ordered to pay costs, but no witnesses' expenses.
Judgment was given by Mr. Justice Blair on October 30, 1935, in the case in which Lysnar claimed approximately £137,000 from tho National Bnnk of New Zealand as the result of a decision of the Privy Council, which decided that there was a contract between him and the b an k. The Court was asked to assess damages against the bank because of an alleged breach of contract, and a claim was also made for £2OOO a year for detention of the Arowhana property. Mr. Justice Blair allowed ono sum of £42,000 bv reason of the fact that the bank, in its counterclaim, was allowed to retain judgment for approximately £72,000, but disallowed the remainder of the claim. Judgment was given for Lysnar for £l5O on the Arowhana claim.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22346, 18 February 1936, Page 12
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