Mr. Gibbons having brought in me, Mr. Stephens to represent him, as his advocate and Mr. Stephens was representing him, Mr. Gibbons shut his own mouth in the matter, as he, being a Barrister, must well know, except and unless he deposed or made an oath as a party litigant, but he persisted in interrupting, making statements that were unlawful for me to accept. I repeatedly tried to stop his irregular speeches, but in vain, and I at last expressly declined to pay attention to what he said.
The sale intended by Mr. Gibbons was manifestly improvident, if only for this reason: that Mr. Gibbons had not furnished himself with proof that the life was then alive. It was asserted by Mr. Wellen and not contradicted, and I assented that to sell a life interest without being prepared to prosecute was to invite a law-suit by the reversioner. It seemed also that a much larger dividend would be most probably secured by receiving the accrued rents than by a sale under such disadvantageous circumstances. I made the order prohibiting the sale, acting on my judicial discretion. An order was then made by me that there should be a meeting of creditors to appoint an Assignee who would relieve...
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Mr. Gibbons having brought in me. Stiphons
to represent
him
his advocate and Inr.
Stephens ar representing him, dat. Sithone
shut his own mouth in the matter,
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know, except and unless he deposed
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as
a
party litigant, bust he
persisted in interrupting making statements it was
the discussion
unlawful
for me to accept, I repeatedly tried
to stop
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vain and I at last
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