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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19049, 28 June 1924, Page 5

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WELLINGTON CASE. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, June 27. The £5OOO claim for damages by Hart and Penlington, Ltd., was continued at i the Supreme Court to-day. ! Witnesses said they had seen the advertisements and had deduced therefrom that Hart and Penlington were up against it, or out of businfess, and had cancelled orders or had diverted orders to other firms. SETTLEMENT BEACHED. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, June 27. In the case Hart and Pennington ; v. Hannah, on the Court resuming in j the afternoon, counsel asked permission |to confer. Following this, Air Skcr- : reel, on behalf cf Hannah and Coy., i announced that a settlement had been , reached. He said that Hannah’s never I had any int.-ntiou of imputing insol- | veacy or wa-it of financial stability on J the part of Hart. Pennington, Ltd. It • might well be teat the advertisements ■ complained of Ffrg unfortunate in their | expressions, and it was a matter of j regret, of course, tb«s.t some injury and ! annoyance, perhaps as much annoyance las injury, had been caused to plain- : tiffs. It was in ccnseq’-isnce of this j p'.'f rJon that Hanuah and Coy. had ar- ■ ranged satisfactory terms for its ad- : just meat. ? The action was struck out. Details of the settlement were not announced.