IMPORTANT JUDGMENT
EMBEZZLED CLUB FUNDS STIFLING PROSECUTION. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, November, 17. An important judgment was deliver, ed by Mr Cruiqkshank, S.M., in a guarantee case to-day. The treasurer of tha Waikiwi Fcotball Club was short in his funds, and, under pressure, his father guaranteed to pay £72 in order to prevent publicity. The club sued for the amount. The magistrate said the law was clear that agreements for the purpose of stifling criminal prosecution were void, as tending to obstruct the course of public justice. Where securities were obtained from relatives to cover' amounts embezzled, such securities had been set aside on the grounds that they were obtained by improper pressure and duress, and also as Being agreements to stifle' prosecution. A threat to prosecute was.not illegal, and it was quite lawful to take security from a. debtor. If the son had given the bond it would have been binding upon him.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12298, 18 November 1925, Page 4
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154IMPORTANT JUDGMENT New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12298, 18 November 1925, Page 4
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