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Show FORTUNE OF CANADIAN STOLEN BY HIS SON M'iti;i;.u. Dec 22. a tragic j story of a father's misplaced confl-j dence, which enabled his son to wreck! the family fortun.. during his absence abroad, was bared on the witness stand; before Justice McLrnnon In superior) i-ourt bj C. ii Cahanf K. C one of Canada's most distinguished lawyers. The Witness told how he had conferred con-ferred power of attorney on his on, C, H, Cahan. Jr . while the father was on a European trip, and upon return-1 Ing, found his son had absconded and the family fortune had been wiped out. The case was revealed through a suit brought by th-- Corporation Agencies, L.ld., against the Home Bank of Canada. Can-ada. I, i recover 1209.028, the alleged defalcations of the son. Th legal issue rests on whether the hank pah' be held to mak jcood tin- amount. |