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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933.

TAXI-CAB APPEAL

(Continued from Page 1.)

R. E. Lindsell, sitting an a Full Court of Appent heard the appil- cation,

of the person who, under Agreement, is the hirer.

I am prepared to necopt Icyally the facts set out in judgment.

the That was all that took place

that date. most i the

on

was p

The question had been raised as to whether or not it was a transfor within. the meaning of the Ordin- ance. It was argued before the HIRE PURCHASE.

Pulane Judge who held-though Messrs. Gilman & Co. let out a ho confessed that he hold it with

Hire Rome doubt that there dozen motor cars under a Purchase Agreement to the Sun transfer. I think you will. agroo Taxi Cab Company. Under that with me that If the Pulsne Judgo Agreement the cars remained the still holds the doubt he held then,

Mesars, it is still arguable, absoluto

property of

LICENCES OF NO USE. Gilman's and they would resume PLaSession If the hirers fell into

Cloarly the licences were of no arrears. They did fall into ar rears and accordingly Messrs.use to the Taxi Company without Gilman's put an end to the Agree- the cabs and those latter were the ment. A meeting took place be the cabs and these latter were tween representatives of the com- their property. Or

panies on January 24 and it was then decided that the best way of meeting the position would be for Mesars, Gilman's to sell the cars and, out of the proceeds, pay not Mr. Jenkin anid: This case in-only what was owing to them but Cab volves a very important matter also the creditors of the from a commerefal point of view: Company and then to hand over and if leave to appeal is given the balance to members of the everything will turn on the ques-intter firm.

Luk Hip-kos, the claiment, was awarded judgmont, for the full amount of $900 which he deposit ed with the Sun Taxi Cab Com

wore lator pany whose affairs taken over by defendants. Mesare. Gilman's denied that there was any transfer of the business within the meaning of the dinance under which the claim

was made.

IMPORTANT MATTER.

not

tion of whether or not defendants On the face of it-this does can be made liable under the lock like a fraudulent transfer and Fraudulent Transfer of Business it was evidently not held to be Orilinance. If they aro not such.

Lordships

the

RUNNING OF CARS,

cars

They could not be assets. The permit to occupy a portion of a public street was of no ure to them without the cars and could only be obtained by por- m'eslun of the police and Messrs. Gillman's could have got them themselves. It is impossible to hold that this was a transfer of a portion of a trade or occupation. A point which interests me much more than that one is the point as to whether or not this la the transfer of a business which comes within the Ordinance.

DEFENDANTS CLEARED,

GOOD CONTROLLED comfort

within that Ordinance then there can be no question at all of their non-liability.

1t followed that pending the

I argue that it cannot for this the defendants reason. The learned Judge han Before I refer to the judgment sale of the cars

carry on the running himself cleared the defendants of of the learned Judge, I would re-should

for. fer Your

to the of

this of any kind at all. He has denied And purpose it was arranged that that this arrangement of January It will be within your recollec- the licences should be transferred 24 was attended by any fraud of

and Messrs. Gliman's

the any kind or description. tion now, having seen it, that If a person as a transferen of a busi-privilege of occupying stands in hoss or any portion of a business, certain streets by permission of has not given the requisite notice the police department should be In the Government Gazette, he is transferred to Messrs. Gilman's. Bable for all the liabilities of the

CREDITORS PAID. transferor.

Ordinance.

to

Chief Justice: The words "In- tended to defraud" do not appear in the Ordinance.

Mr. Jenkins said he would quote authorities to show that this was the meaning of the Ordinance.

Continuing Mr. Jenkina said: The title of the Ordinance was not explicit and was at least open to doubt,

If the judgment stands it will At the date of judgment the cars mean, on an examination of the had not been sold but Messrs. facts, that a person who under n Gilman had paid off some of the Hire Purchase Agreement lets out creditors during their period of

The application was granted, no goods and re-takes them under the running the cars. That is very

the question of date being fixed for the hearing Agreement, may be held liable as important to a transferee for all the liabilities whether there was fraud or not. of the Appeal,

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