Opposition Leader Mrs. Lois Browne Evans.

The writ, brought by Butterfield, Mortgage and Finance Limited against Mrs.

Browne Evans and her husband John Carlton Evans appeared in the Supreme Court Registry last week.

Yesterday, Mr. Evans claimed the matter had been settled out of court. He said Mrs. Browne Evans was unavailable for comment.

Lawyers for the firm representing Butterfield Mortgage and Finance, Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, could not be reached for comment.