CHARLES SANTLEY IN COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 132, 5 June 1890, Page 5

CHARLES SANTLEY IN COURT.

ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.

An action for malicious prosecution ia at present pending ab Melbourne on the part of Edward Price against Mr Chaß. Santley, the well-known singer. The ground of the action, is that the defendant preferred two several criminal charges against the plaintiff, and had him arrested and imprisoned, the result of which was that Price was acquitted. The defendant alleges there ■ was reasonable and probable cause for. taking the action he did, and has paid the aum of £27-into Court in satisfaction of the plaintiff 8 claim. The defendant having refused an application by. the , plaintiffs solicitors to supply them with better particulars of : the reasonable and probable' cause, a summons was taken out for that purpose, and; came on for hearing before Mr Justice Hood, when Mr Isaacs' represented the plaintiff and Mr Leon the defendant: His Honor, after hearing arguments of opposing counsel, decided toallowtheapplication. Subsequently, reserved judgment wa3 delivered by Mr Justice. Hood, in Chambers. His Honor, after recounting:.tho facts, decided either to .grant the application as asked or to make ■an order for a further and better statement of the nature of the defendant's defence.