CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 375

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1

time stayed the proposed sale.

Au

from

is

a o

Now

a.

do

regards myself.

quite content to be relieved

of position, which I feel,

unbecoming to myself

as an Officer of

the Court of which I am

but the action

of

the Chief Justice in Puston's case,

which prevented the Creditors who

were anxious to elect

from taking that

ground that

the

it

was

by

an

COUNSEL

for the Assignee.

Now

the Ordinances

only at the first meeting

the creditors had the right to

choose, and

in the

present

case, his ruling that they have

a

right

352

372

a

subsequent right to choose at a meeting, although they have already

exercised their choice and the

assignees chosen

and the Official Assignee appointed

in their

places

have

placed

me

in such

a

position that I know not what to do, there is such

a degree of uncertainty about it that

it is impossible to act while the

Chief Justice holds

that

he does, that he has the right

to make me

personally liable for costs in cases, where I differ from

him in opinion, it will be seen

that my objections to the present

proceedings

C.

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1 time stayed the proposed sale. Au from is a o Now a. do regards myself. quite content to be relieved of position, which I feel, unbecoming to myself as an Officer of the Court of which I am but the action of the Chief Justice in Puston's case, which prevented the Creditors who were anxious to elect from taking that ground that the it was by an COUNSEL for the Assignee. Now the Ordinances only at the first meeting the creditors had the right to choose, and in the present case, his ruling that they have a right 352 372 a subsequent right to choose at a meeting, although they have already exercised their choice and the assignees chosen and the Official Assignee appointed in their places have placed me in such a position that I know not what to do, there is such a degree of uncertainty about it that it is impossible to act while the Chief Justice holds that he does, that he has the right to make me personally liable for costs in cases, where I differ from him in opinion, it will be seen that my objections to the present proceedings C.
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1

time stayed the proposed sale.

Au

from

is

a o

Now

a.

do

regards myself.

quites content to be relieved

position, which I feel,

unbecoming to myself

the Court of which I am

Officer,

but the action

of

as f

the

an

-Chief Justice in Puston's case,

which prevented the Creditors who

were auxions to elect

from taking that

ground that

the

it

Wav

by

an

COUNSEL

Assignee.

ow

the Ordinances

only at the first meeting

the creditors had the right to

choose, and

in the

present

his ruling that they have

a

right

352

372

a

subsequent

right to choose at meeting although they have already

excercised their choice and the

chosen have been removed assignees chosen

and the Official Assignse appointed

πώ

their

places

hav

placed

fue

such

a

position that I know. not what to do there is such

degree of uncertainty about it that

it is impossible to act while thes

Chief Justice holds

understand

he does, that be has the right

to make me

costs in cases,

personally liable for where I differ from

him in opinion, it will be soen

that my objections to the preaut

proccedingo

C.

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