MAN SUES DAUGHTER.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17017, 16 April 1923, Page 7

MAN SUES DAUGHTER.

SMALL SUM IN DISPUTE. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr H. Y. "YViddowson, SAL, John Small, of Hornby (Mr G. G. Lockwood) claimed from his daughter. Mrs I. G. Greaves, of Lincoln (Mr A. AY. Browm the sum of £1 < . the amount of money lent by the plaintiff to the defendant in or about March, 1921. The plaintiff said that in April. 1921, he was living at Ladbrooks, and a short time after he went to the Hospital to undergo an operation on his mm. The chances were that he might never come back, and be told his daughter that she had always been good and honest to him and lie asked iier to take care of £l7 for him. He got a receipt for the money in a day book and he and his daughter hid it under the sofa. Nobody else knew that it was there. He told Mrs Greaves that if he died she was to use the money as she thought best, and if her mother wanted a pound or two she was to give it to her. A short time before he returned home his wife was stricken with paralysis* and soon after she died. Later, when iie searched through his papers, lie found that the receipt for the £l7 was missing. He asked his daughter what had become of it. and she said she did not know. He asked her for the money, but she refused to give it to him. After his wife died there was an argument between him and his daughter over the will, and the matter was referred to the PublicTrustee. A number of things were missing from his home >ince, besides the receipt. in the Public Trust Office he made a last appeal for the money and Airs Greaves said, “flow much is it.” and lie replied “ £17.” She said. “ It was only £7,” and he then said. “Shame on you doing that to your own father.” She would not say any more to him. Frederick Carpenter corroborated the witness s story of the happenings in the Public Trust Office. Jza Grace Greaves, married woman, sa-id that before her lather went to hospital he took her into a small din-ing-room, locked the door, drew down the blinds and handed ever £7 to her. fShe told him. that she would rather not have it. but he asked her again, saying that he was frightened that the nurses would steal it, or if they did not the hospital authorities would want it for expenses. She had visited him constantly during his stay in Hospital and purchased clothes for -him. When he came out he practically Jived with her for some time and she looked after him. There was trouble over the will, and since its reading her father had hardly spoken to her. She never paid him back the £7 because she had spent quite that sum on him. The Magistrate said that no evidence had been brought by the plaintiff to show the amount of money in his possession at the time of the alleged loan, and the defendant had not brought evidence as to the money paid into her banking account. Under the circumstances he would non-suit the plaintiff.