A CURIOUS STORY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17040, 14 May 1923, Page 3

A CURIOUS STORY.

WOMAN’S FRAUDULENT TELEGRAM. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh; Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. May 12. A curious story has been disclosed in an action for damages brought by James Carey against Mrs Winifred Dagger, his second cousin, for alleged deceit and misrepresentation. , In his evidence,. Carey said that lie returned from Canada to visit his aged father, and relatives, including the defendant. He spent freely, and be.com. ing short of money, borrowed £2 from Mrs Dagger, which he forgot to return. When aboard ship, and returning to Canada, he received a wireless message stating: “Return at once; urgent.—Winnie.” On the same day a second message was received, reading: Business too urgent to explain you. Indispensable return.” He concluded that his aged father was either dead or dying, so ho disembarked at Montreal, and caught the next boat to England, where he found his father well and happy, and surprised to sec him back. He posted the borrowed money to defendant. who replied. You are at liberty to sue me. but T should sue you. I was hurt and annoyed when I heard that , you had

The defendant gave evidence that she thought it Carey’s duty to stay with his poor old father. The Judge said the telegram conveyed a fraudulent .suggestion, for the purjxise of putting Carey to expense Carey was awarded £l2O and costs