A PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 4

A PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT. NEW PLYMOUTH, February 7. In the Supremo Court to-day, before Mr Justice- Edwards, a claim was made by Hamilton Gilmer and the Public Trustee (executor of Allan MaoGuire) against Laura Berry for a three-fourths share of the- estate of Ulan MacGuire. Sir John Findlay, for the plaintiffs, said defendant's husband had been in partnership with Giimer and MacGuiro as ironmongers at New Plymouth. Berry had a threefourths share in the business, and the others one-eighth each. At the death of MacGuiro tho business ->vas placed in the hands of a leceiver to ascertain the value of MaoGuire'j estate for probate. During the receiver's investigations it was discovered that Berry l»ad assigned, without tho knowledge of the partners, his three-fourths interest in the

freehold property of the business, which was calculated in the assets of the business, to his wife. _. His Honor gave judgment declaring- tho freehold property to be part of tho assets of the partnership, and defendant was a trustee of the three-fourths share registered in her name. Further consideration was reserved, with liberty to cither paxty to apply for judgment.