The Archive · 1931

HIM. SUPREME COURT

A Question of Jurisdiction

Whether British court can assume jurisdiction in a case when The parties had' agreed to. submit all disputes toa Chinese court was valse on September 21 in HM, Sup-Feme Court, at the hearing, before His Honour Sogge sin Peter Grain, action brought by Messrs, Telge and Schocter against Mr. Eveleigh, of Messrs. Burkill and pay up the arrears due on the notes.

Mr, Brown regarded the case as common claim on a promissory not and thought Mr. Eveleigh was in an unfortunate position if his story] were true, but submitted that plaintiffs should obtain judgment unless some sort of fraud could be proved against ther 'After some discussion, counsel said he would not object' to an ad-Journment.

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