KING v. JACKSON.

(1929) 35 Ll L Rep 92

CHANCERY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Maugham.

Contract-Appointment as director-Claim for specific performance of an alleged verbal agreement between plaintiff and defendants whereby in consideration of plaintiff taking shares in company to be formed defendants agreed to procure appointment of plaintiff's son as director-Letter from defendants, setting out term that appointment was dependent upon company owning three ships, not repudiated by plaintiff- Failure of plaintiff to substantiate agreement as alleged in claim-Action dismissed, without costs.