'The question whether the contract, Letween the parles was a legal one was raised on July 14, in the case Erought by "Associated Investigate, d.'agoinat Mr. Aaron Moses, wien tearing "wat resumed before Judge P. "Grant Jones Sepreme' Courts Gounsel" fo the laos ts Mrs HA. Necks white Getendant i represented by "Ins "The case concerns a transaction BIRT "Shareboker hereby te with: Belgian' 108 bonds for sale "was 10 supply the company the instalment plan 0 the: publ Being'a term of ihe" contract that payment ud delivery of the Bonds, plait "shoul pay to fendant interest at the rte of seven per cent. per annum in Quactery Stalments on the sum of #108000, A Special account in the sum $44,700 was also Involved in the transition, plaintitaclalm is for. sno Fepresenting the balance alleged to Se" owing on the transactions with Interest Defendant is claiming $12 0m' respect of set-off, and' a further sum of $2000, provided the total amount allowed! in respect of the aetofts is less than the amount at the claim.
(Crosse-examined by Mr, Reeks, defendant explained that he Bought the bonds" concerned from' a can pany Known os the United Bond' Invest tent Company, and. subsequently Sold them to the paint company at {he same price. Bfe was, advanced the money to pay for the bonds by the Hongkong" & Shanghai Banking Was it your intention that you should get interest and such items bank charges in instalments of $4
Is it not a fact that you were con-unally being kept in touch with the affairs of the company?—Yes.
And Mr, Judah (manager of the plainti@y company) did not take any important step" in the company's affairs without asking you?—No, that is wrong. The company was enurely Mr. Judah's affair.
Referring to the alleged change in the price of the bonds as sold to the plaintiff company from $10 to $06, "My learned friend," continued Mr, McDonald, "devoted a large part is ease to an attack on The Judge—He took us back to our student days.
"Kam not going to imitate my learned friend in his diatribe;"declared Mr. MeDonald. Referring to Mr. Reoks as a "carping critic," he said he had erected a perfect pyramid of prejudice. He would first dear with what he would call "Mr. Recks' Avuncular Theory." Like the Ein~ stein theory, this was not particular= ly conspicuous for its intelligibility, Unlike the Einstein theory, it was capable of being comparatively easily exploded, It was effectively explode fed when Mr. Moses and Mr. Judah disowned it in "soft impeachment of consanguinity." In a moment of subconscious self-enlargement, Mr, Rocks had deciared that he did not Tike leave anything to chance. Mr. Moses was no more of a trustee thin any banker with whom one carried fan account. In order {9 have "a rust, it was necessary to have acceptance of that trust, and Mr, Moses had never" accepted "it.
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