Plaintiffs' claim is for Tis. "26,422.74 as holders of five bills of exchange against defendants -as acceptors thereof; plaintiffs further claim Tls. 4,813.45 damages for breach of a contract in writing, contained in documents dated April 12, May 10, and August 11, 1920; also the sum of Tls. 2,077.24 for breach of a similar contract in writing dated August 30.
Mr. H. Lipson Ward appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr.
Newman represented the _liquidater (Mr, E. Mortimer Reid).
When the case was before the Court last week, it was announced that the defendant company had gone into liquidation, and Mr. Ward now reminded the Court that the case had been adjourned for a week in order to allow his clients to take the necessary steps and move the Court for a winding up, either voluntary or under the supervision of the Court. A petition had been filed by. plaintiffs praying for that order. It would come up for hearing on the '30th instant, and counsel asked that the action be adjourned sine die pending the hearing of that petition.
Mr. Newman, on behalf of the liquidator, agreed to this course, and His Lordship adjourned the hearing as requested.
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