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EJECTMENT OF TENANTS.

IMPORTANT DECISION.

and the

make that effective Sub-Section 3 was passed, which prevented landlords, obtaining an order for the recovery of possession except under cer- Stovin v. Fairbrass.-This appeal rain circumstances. That sub-section related to restrictions placed npon did not in the least apply to landlords in regard to the ejectment one district more or less than to an of tenants, and involved the con-other. Clearly the Legislature in- struction to be put upon Subsec. 3, tended. it to apply to all places, either Sec. I of the Increase of Rent Act, where it was difficult to find houses 1915, and the amending Act of 1918, or difficult to find tenants. The The facts were that Mrs. Stovin, question whether there were empty wife of Dr. Stovin, Southend-on-Sea, houses was not to be considered. It sold to a Mr. Huckle a house was prohibitive against "landlords, of which Mr. Herbert Fairbrass whatever the conditions of the was the tenant, the agreement district, obtaining ejectment orders providing that possession should be unless there were justifying cucum- given up by Sept. 24, 1918. The stances. Then it was found that vendor gave the tenant notice to there might be a difficulty if a quit, and the matter went before landlord sold a house, Judge Crawford. at Southend County amending Act of 1918 was passed. Court, who granted an ejectment which on the face of it showed what order, holding that his discretion was was intended to be done. Under the! rot limited ot. controlled by the Act of 1915 it was a special and amending Act of 1918, and that he justify ps circumstance for asking was entitled to take into consideration for an ejectment order that the the fact that there were empty houses tandlord wanted possession for him In the locality to which the tenant self. But if he sold the house, the could have gone.

amending Act said the new landlord Mr. Justice Avoy, giving judg was not allowed to say he wanted ment, said, in his opinion the county the house for himself. The Act of cout judge was wrong, and the 1918 imposed a restriction, and was appeal must be allowed. Te was not intended to do so, even upon the in the discretion of the judge to right of sale if it was a condition.pf| ignore the provisions of the Act of sale tha-the-purchaser should get 1915, which said that a person who possession: so that the new landlord. acquired property since Sept. 30, was 'in a werse position than the oid 1917, should not le deemed to be a landlord. The new landlord was, landlord within the meaning of stopped from saying there was now Sub-sec. 3. Sec. 1 of the Act of a special reason for the Court giving 1915. That being so, it was leave to eject by the words of clear that the purchaser could not the Act of, 1918. The county court himself have applied for possession udge had held that that could be got on the ground that he required the over if the vendor took care hot to house for his own occupation. The complete, and the purchaser nök, judge was bound to take into con- care not to complete, until the vendor sideration the fact that by granting had got possession. How could it the ejectment erder he was giving be said to be a satisfactory reason possession of the premises to a per- for ejecting a tenant when the owner son who by the Act of 1918 was required the house in crder to give "obviously intended not to be entitled possession to a new landlord, seeing to eject the tenant and obtain that the Act of 1918 said in plain possession.

terms that the new landlord should

Mr. Justice Lush agreed. The Act! not be able to get possession for him. of 1915 was passed to prevent self? It was quite irrelevant to in exertionate landlords putting up quite whether

rents by reason of the circumstances! houses or not in the district.

there were empty which existed at the time the Act was Accordingly the appeal was allow passed. It fixed what had been called ed, and the order for possession set a "stereotyped rent the first part aside. A counter-claim in respect of of Section I. prohibited landlords į trespass was remitted to the county from increasing rents. In order to court.

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A LOAN FROM LORD

ROTHERHAM

Lord Rotherham's "name was mentioned in an action which was April 29.

decided by: Mr. Justice Lush in the Per a Nellore Miss D J. Purry King's Bench Division recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bingham, Miss 0. É The action was brought by Mr. Bingham Mrs. R. Lindsell and infant Frank Lewes, a finantler, of Good Master B. F. J. Lindsell, Master B. mayes, to recover £3;125 commission Lindsell Bir. and Mrs. J. Borthwick, Mrs. J. Caer Clark, Mrs T. F. Claxton alleged to have been earned by him Mr. and Mrs. J. Henderson. Mr. and it bringing about an advance of a Mrs. R. Aitken, Capt. and Mrs. Re A large sum of money from Lord Biran, Más E. Birse, Miss Y. Hirs Mrs Rotherham to the defendants, Meears

Manchuria. The Japanese Govern- ment bad agreed to pay a very large sum of money to certain persons in connection with these concessions, and Lord Rotherham was to be 'temunerated by receiving a portion

of that money.

The plaintiff was commissioned by: the defendants to see Lord Rother- ham and arrange the advance. The defendants afterwards withdrew their mandate on the ground that the. negotiations had failed, but later plaintiff ascertained that Lord Rother hain had advanced £25,000 by way of purchasing the bonus which he

M. Dickens, Master G. Dickens, Master Demme and Bush, a London firm, was to receive. 2

The defendants early in 1916, said

There would be judgment for the

F. Dickens, Master O. Dickens, Mrs. Ferguson, Miss B. Ferguson, Mias N Ferguson, Mrs. Drummond, Master N. Mr. Justice Lush in delivering judg-plaintiff for the sum of £2,000 with Dummond, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Prowse, ment, were desirous of obtaining an costs, Mian J. Prowse Miss A Prowe Miss advance of £60,000 from Lord

A stay of execution was granted

M. Frowse, Mr. J. D. McCracken, Miss Rotherham upon the security of cer with a view to an appeal.

M. Ventris, Mr. A. A. Claxton Mr.

G. G. Knight, Miss. R. Fell, Ar. 3. Anderson, Mr. E. Patterson, Mr. John Hang, M. Lam Yen Fee, Capt. J. Leighton, Mr. A. Allen, Capt. F. Mugg Mr. and Mra. 8. Lord, Mr and Mrs. W.3. Hansen, Mr. J. O. Ferrel, Mr. M. Brodie, Mrs. A E Neale, and Dr, J.E. Neale.

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