AN AUCKLAND BANKRUPTCY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12884, 18 June 1913, Page 7

AN AUCKLAND BANKRUPTCY.

SEQUEL* TO SUPREME 00URrr ACTION. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 10. Damages tind costs totalling £400 6a ■ wore awarded by the Supreme Court jury in February last to H. L. Hartnow an guardian of his five-year-old son, I'hiiiip Roland Hartnow, against Oswald James Melvern in respect to injuries sustained by tho boy in a motor-car accidoi;t. Tho sequel was a recent filing of ,\ petition in bankruptcy by Melvern, whoso creditors were called, together to-dajT. Hartnow was represented by Mr. K. P. Towle. The other creditor was not present. Mr. A. E. Do- • voro appeared for bankrupt, whoso 'pi,n*-r>w>ant .ph-n'""c\ h' K:totet Hflb'li+xr -•««? £403 6s includiog the amount of tho .

Supremo Court judgment. The- assets were declared to be nil. the ctmrw of the examination -By tho offi-o-.il niss:gneo, bankrupt stated Jir, was a fnnev poodi salesman and liver? with -liia father at. Epsom. He had don.* no work since February lost. He had apniicd for -work in Now Plymouth ami Jiad answered1 advertiso-monts in Aucfc'•■m<l, but Jnd not obtained employment >Ia war. only prepared to work if ho nnta.ncd omjiloyment in a fancy fiootH* .^ion Ho knew that partly through his nimfc tho boy Phillip Roland Hartnow n--as paim^d for life?, his. left arm beiii£ paraJywxl. Bankrupt's father .gave hiw rnoaey For i>oo3s?n.ric^. Bankrupt stat*--? n-1 raply to Mr. T-cnvle that his object in JilinK n-M to ricT hunsflf of the debt irf'lirred under the itulgmont. It wouM" on a. drri-ivback to him fpr life. Air. Trnv].? apulie-d for permission lo-osami-ne Kankmnt's father and contend- ' c<i that since his father u-.as ■baukrupt'»prosejitvftonrco of incomo and as ho miyht. hare nroweffts from his fathrr cmdonpn of tho lattor's position would bo relevant. Mr Devcre ohjocted and the Offi«rl Asvgnao stated that in tho faco of tl«r. catfmi' 011 WOUW UOi grant the aPPJ'fro^J'n^r'h T^rfcod that since .ho coald not obtain tho attendance of tho other creditor m ordor to form * quomln t.lO nronernl^ to. ventilate the mattvr pliM for his dischrgc. J The Offieia] Assignoo intimated that it irjjj hw rntentmn to ODpo.e the «^?il