Mr. LIS. Levy, who for many years was the manager of the Gaité Cafe, Brenan Road, was sued last Thursday before the French Court a number of his creditors, Mr. Levy for his defence, explained through the channel of his lawyer, M. d'Auxion de Ruffé, that during the last month of August, at 'a time when his business was in fall ipal tance of nearly 500 yards, in such a to prevent all people the said premises, several weeks, Mr. Levy jon in the Court of Consuls and asked for an immediate injunction, the object of which was the removal of the barbed wire.
Mr. Levy also asked for the payment of an indemnity of $90,000 as a compensation for the action of which he had been the v Levy obtained a hearing on January 17.
Mr, Levy brought evidence showing the amount of his actual losses and proving that the action of the Municipal Council was illegal, as the proper course would have teen to ake proceedings in the French Police Court without ruining Mr. Levy's Dasiness and causing him to be now on the verge of bankruptey. It was further alleged that although the proceedings before -the Court of Consuls were concluded on January. 38 and judgment reserved, no decision has yet been given, not withstanding the extreme need of a jadgmert which might enable Mr. Levy to know if he has any chances of compensating those Avho. suffered with him through the alleged accepted, Council, unlawful action of the Municipal]
'MIN. Premet who represented the creditors answered that he was very sorry indeed for Mr. Levy, but that his clients could not wait any longer. decision within a few days.
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