COURT OF APPEAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3148, 15 July 1914, Page 29

COURT OF APPEAL.

INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND AGENT UPHELD. WELLINGTON, July 7. The Appeal Court heard arguments in the case of Hills v. Ashton. Ttys case raises an important question under the Land Agents Act of 1912 —namely, whether the engagement or appointment 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 appeared 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 court did not think it was necessary to decide the first question as 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 was dismissed, with costs on the lowest scale. •