SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14010, 15 September 1909, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

SVAV PLYMOUTH SESSIONS. (Heiore Mr. Justice Edwardi.) The. New I'lymoutli sessions of the Supreme Court wore resumed at 9 o dock tins morning, before his Honour Mr. Justice Edwards. A BANKRUPTCY MATTER. TKAiNfet'EK FKOM HUSBAND TO WIFE. Mr. T. S. Wcoton, Crown solicitor, acting ior Mr. J. S. S. Medley, Deputy Official Assignee, moved for an order, with regard to Frederick "William White, of Eltham, bankrupt, disclaiming a memorandum of transfei entered into by the bankrupt null ami void as against the Deputy Official Assignee, and also in the alternative for an order that bankrupt's wife should pay the \alue of certain improvements. Mr. Weston placed before his Honour an affidavit by Mr. Medley. This showed that bankrupt, who was a carrier at Eltham, was adjudged bankrupt in July. About b year before this lv- had entered into an agreement to purchase some land. On this property ho spent about £100 in im moiciiM-nts, winch included the erection <it a stable. A few weeks belore the bankruptcy proceedings White transferred this property to his «ifell was ibis transfer that the Deputj Official Assignee sought to have set :i-ide. The alternative order, tlia. Mis While sliould pay tor the nnliMni'inenls nientioned. was bought ir tin- ( sent of the lirst being refused. Mr.-. White, who had been servrC -.\itli the not essary summons, failed to iji;n'iii . Jiis llono'ir said he would grant an order, but ho would look into the ! matter and see . .. i ......... '- ' would *"v«.