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THE J. H. GREY FRAUDS.
CLAIMS AGAINST TUE ESTATE OF
THOMAS AUSTIN.
A COMPLICATED ACTION.
The helling of the action of Alnrnotk \
Austin and others in which questions are involved n rising out of the friuds of the def tulting Geelong soloutoi Joseph Henrj Gre}, ivis continued befoic Air Tustice A llcikett in the Supicme Court lester
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Hie gcnenl features of the eise, is al ic id} published, mc that i uunibci of per sons no c'ouimig lgmnst the shale ot VA ilinm John Austin in the estite of his fithei the lite 1 horn is 'Austin of Hi mon pul which was us-igned to Alc^s dues uni dev t vo of the nieinbcrs of the finn of lui lol Hucl lund nnd Gates ii con sulei mon of mciicjs iihanced on Aiij 21
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Ali Hives in opening the eise foi the liliintiff sind tint Giej hld moiievs in his hinds belonging to ii nunibei of clients winch he lent out oui various secur'tics He ronieseiitod .in n Urge iiumbci of etses th it Hie inonc}á\wcie lent on the \ustui «ecuiitv In some of the eises it could be cleulv pioved by the boolts tint such ins the cist but in respect to othci el nins Giev bid told lies to his client and h iii ni ide nuslciding mid fil o entiles ni the
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lot m il evidente hiun_ been "ii en on be lull ol the plnntiff Ali Mitchell who with Ali AATeigill nppened foi the defen dints Id i G Cumnim, ind Line t \ Cum ming objected that his elicits 1 id been wioiigU mule potties li tin utioi inisV imieh is Hiei hid nlicidv est ibbshevl then el inn ni ni ictiou windi wis decide 1 in then fiuotu bv the Cb ef Tustice list veil lint uidgment was binding on the pinn tiff who wis ii pim to it
Ah Justice A, Heel ctt aftet helling «ounsel foi Hie othci pu tie i¿ircd with Ah Mitchell tint he bul been wionglj lu illicit into the ncttrju mil iieordinglj dismissed the ittion is igunst If- tbents with costs igtuibt the pliintifl without pteiudiie to the pliintiffs ii-ht to lctoici bin h to-U agmist the lund
Counstl foi niions defend nits then ofleied to pioie then tliims md a veil compbeited md teçlui'"«; vi argument took place is to their light to lo so it the pic sent st ige of the piocee lings 1 ventuillv «n e\huistivc decree-wis pieptrcd nth the v icw of b iv nig as much e\ )csi«t is possible lefeinng the c1 nins to the ebie tleil loi
djuditation the pi until, within seien dus to g ve notice lo the punes of the el uni« which he thought ou.rlic to be li
lowed ami if no obiei tion weie til cn is to inj of these bv ni} of the p ii ties those c1 nins to be lcguded is settled With io sped to Mich of thc»e ti unis is weie ob jetted to od Mich ti nins is the pluntiff would not idnut Hit chief elerl ivis ducctcd to hold in uiquliv bbcitv being ¿ven to im pal tv to dispute m\ el um at Ins own nsl ns to tosts 1 tirtbei (bree tions and cost- weie lescived ind the
nu tics weie (.lien libertv to inspett the I bool s ot 1 iv loi Duel lind mci Cites in the tiistcnlv of the lil nitiffs boltcitots foi the punióse of tnovui¿ then cliitns Hie cliiuii of set off bv the defend ints the tins tees of \ustin H e t ile vv is not neludcd in the lnnunv being of i diffeicnt n ilute to the otiiei ii nins
Ibis compileitcd oi Ici tool judge and counsel about an bom ind i bill to settle, the nidge remul in" tint the case «na one of the most novel tint he li id evei mel, and was altogothci i pcculni lind of
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Ali Hives nppeircd foi the nluutiff ind Ali Guest Ah Vr" Ali lopn Ali Hig eui« Ali 5indcibon Ali Mitchell Mi Weigall Air AA islci uni AU AY II A\ ii linns loi the vinous deXetidmts