SUPREME COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 116, 15 May 1920, Page 7

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL AND DIVORCE LIST. CHAMBERS MONDAY. Sitting this morning his Honor Mr. Justice Cooper fixed the divorce and civil jury list for the remainder of the session. The fixtures follow: — Monday, May 17.—Judge Sits in Chambers at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, May 18.—10.30, in Banco, McKenzie v. McKenzie (divorce). Thursday, May 20.—Sherwood v. Sherwood (divorce). Friday, May 21. •—■ Bass v. Bass (divorce). Saturday, May 22.—Deacon v. Deacon, in Banco. Monday, May 24. — Montgomery, v. Montgomery (civil). Tuesday, May 25. — Breen v. Knight (jury of 4 only). Wednesday, May 26. — Copestake v. Portland Cement Co. Friday, May 28. —Eyre v. Braithwaite. Monday, May 31.—Braithwaite v. Eyre. Wednesday," June 2.—Watt v. Watt (divorce) ; Pike v. Pike (divorce). Thursday, June 3.—Court holiday. Friday, June 4.—Taylor v. > Tayl*»(divorce). £25 DAMAGES. , UNDEFENDED DIVORCE. An undefended action in divorce was heard this morning before bis Honor Mr. Justice Cooper and a jury of twelve. Henry James Durrant (Mr., Singer), a returned soldier, petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Marguerite Durrani, and claimed £300 dynages from the. co-respondent, one William David Merrick. The marriage had occurred fa London on October 8, 1918, when Durrant was a member of -tire N.Z.E.F., and he returned to Auckland last July, bringing his wife ■with him. She was not content living in . the house of Lis parents, and in October i last she asked for separation and maintenance, but the magistrate would not grant separation, though he made a maintenance order. His wife had left him before this, and had made a-written ad- , mission in February last that she had I been living with Merrick as his wife. j The jury, after a brief retirement, '• _ecided that adultery had been comtaitted. - and assessed the damages at £25. The' I decree nisi is held up by a documentary ' Inconsistency.