Among the civil cases set down for an-early hearing by his Hionour Judge Lobingier at the U. 8. Court Monday, was a claim by th2 Chinese American Bank of Commerce against Reids, Ld., Inc. for Can. $10,000 in respect of cheques alleged to have been dishonoured.
Mr. 8S. Fessenden, for plaintiffs, in submitting a motion for an carly hearing yesterday, told the Court that the whole matter was in a somewhat complicated state, as the defendants had gone out of business, The petition was filed in May, 1921. For some reason the case was never brought to trial. Subsequent to that time and while the court was closed, an application had been made for the attachment of certain property. Eventually a receivership was appointed by the Commissioner's Court, on a petition filed by three creditors. They had demanded that the firm be declared: bankrupt. The petition in bankruptcy had, of course, never been adjudicated upon.
His Honour intimated that before investigating the claim it would be to determine whether the defendants should be adjudicated bankrupt.
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