London, Dec. 18.
The Lord Chief Justice ga judgment to-day for Sir Charles wnagh,+ in the case brought. against him by Messrs. Humphrey Denman & Ca, La, for £250 balance of salary due to him and declaration that he is not a shareholder of the company, with costs, Lord Hewart held that the form: of application for shares signed by Sir Charles Kavanagh was obtained by Mr. Enever, the agent of the company, by a' trick and that Sir Charles was therefore not liable to pay the £1,750 now demanded by the company as unpaid calls on 2,000 shares of the company. The 0 claimed damages for alleged breach of contract. fis Lordship expressed the opinion that the company com mitted a breach of agreement in connexion with Sir Charles Kavanagh's visit to China which entitled him to consider the contract repudiated—Reuter. of Control and Production
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