Supreme Court Adjourned till Wednesday.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 25, 31 January 1887, Page 2

Supreme Court Adjourned till Wednesday.

Mr Justice W«rd Indisposed,

The Supremo Court was to havo resumed this morning for tlio purposo of trying h contested will cuao, bub in connequonce of indisposition on tho part of Mr Justice Ward, it bad to ba postponed till Wednesday noxl at 11 a.m. The ease in question is that of William J. Suitor (oxocutor of tho will of Su^anuuh Harriott Fuller, doceased) v. Aim Susannah Harriott Hairison and Mih Lowe (liaughtori of the deceased) for i>rob.ito undor the will of thedocoaeed. Mr 14. Laishloy (by direction o! tlio judi^e) appeared for Chaa, X-'ullor (an infant), Mr Tliomas Lottor fur the plaintiir (IV. J. ciuiter) and Mr O'MoaKhor for Mr and Mrs Charles vVhito (parties interested undor thu will), while Messrs U. K. Hutton and MrUhoo. Coopur aj)peared for tho dufundaiitj (i%lr^ llarrieon and Mis Ltiwo ) A special jury had boon enniinuiiuil for the tcoasiou, und xftor tho jurora' names had besn callol uvor tho Uouistrai (Mr H. W. lirowor) announced that in coriuo-, quonco of indispoeiuon on thu pjrt of Mr Juntico Ward thoro would not be uny titting of the Coiut to day. Hu ulsj said that it hud boon euggobtod to him that perhaps it would be ua well to select to-day the twelve jurora who ehould try tho ca;e, and tUco adjourn, thus loliaving tho remainder of tho panel. Mr Cotter pointed out that ultliough couusel would bo vory t>lud io adopt such a courso, it would bo an unwieo one to puisuo, us in tho ovont of one cf tho choson twelvo being too unwoll to appuar on Wodneeday an entiioly fresh panel would havo to bo summoned. Tho Registrar admittod tho force of tho objection, and forthwith adjjurnod tbo Court till 11 a.m. on Wednesday, taking oppo tunity, ai ho did so, to oxpress the hope that Mr Justice Ward would then bo sulliuiontly recovered to tako his place on tho Uoncb. Wo understand that tho "wiU"oaee v likely to occupy tho Court for three daya.