COURT OF APPEAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16120, 8 July 1914, Page 9

COURT OF APPEAL.

INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND AGENT UPHELD. AN APPEAL DISMISSED. (Pis Uxitcu I j bibi Aseocuriov.i WELLINGTON, July 7. The Appeal Court hoard arguments in the case or Hille v. Ashton. This caee raises an important question under the Agents Act of 1912—namely, whether the engagement or apiwintment of a licensed land agent in respect of a sale or other disposition of land, which engagement or appointment is required by virtue of section 13 of the above Act to be in writing, signed by the person to be charged with the commission, must be signed personally by such persons, or whether it can be signed by an agent for such person. Mr Cooper appaared for the appellant; and Mr W. J. Treadwell for the respondent. The appeal is from a judgment of the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), who held that a land agent was entitled to recover. The coirrt did not think it was necessary to decide the first question a.s to whether the signature by an agent was, sufficient, but decided to affirm the decision of the Chief Justice that there was in the correspondence an appointment actually signed by the appellant. The appeal w<is dismissed, with costs on the lowest scale.