DIVORCE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 8

DIVORCE DAY.

UNDEFENDED CASES.

TWO JUDGES OCCUPIED. FIFTY SUITS FOR HEARING. The Chief Justice. Sir Michael Myers, and Mr. Justice Callan were <K'«-ii|»i"il in the Supreme Court to-day hearin;; the bulk of the undefended divorce |x>titioiw whicJi have liecn net <l<twu for liciiiinj. ,, this session. In all tliei'c were .*i2 jx?titions for the two judj/es to (li>|>osc of. "You want to make it clear to your client that when the decree i-» made absolute she will r-ea.st , to Ik , ItI«— wife in New Zealand, but site may still In , his wife in other |>art*i of tlie world.' , i<l liis Honor. Mr. Ju-tice I'allan. to counsel when a decline ni>i in a wife's jK'tition on the ground of separation by agreement. I'he |ielitioner. Evelyn Annie Howie (Mr. Bainbrid^c) said she married Ari'hiu Little Ifowie at Inverearffill ill .lailiiary. I!H2, and three years later he left New Zealand with an e.\jx>ditionary force. They had not lived together since, although lie returned to New Zealand. In November, 1031, they signed an agreement to separate. Respondent came to New Zealand from Scotland several years before they wort , married and returned to Scotland shortly after the separation agreement was drawn up in l'.l.'il. A WIFE'S CHOICE. "It was a (|uestion of cliiiiiniii*; lK'tween two of il*. and she chose the other man.' , sa.id Thomas Joseph Alolloy (Mr. Nutsford), in jrivinjr evi<lence \<\ t*iipiiort of his petition against Mary Margaret Molloy on the jnound of deseition. The parties were married in October. 11)12. and in .November. Mt.iO. respondent left petitioner. A decree nii-i wan jrranted. LEFT AT CHRISTMAS. "Me left me on Christmas Kve, 1 i>3.l. to work on a ship, and has not returned to me since. He left for no reason at all that 1 know of/* said Mavis .Josephine Kerpiisson (Mr. Schramm) on whose petition an order to return to petitioner was made apainnt John William Ferfrusson. TOOK HER BACK. The statement that he had taken hi* wife back after she hud been unfaithful to him. only to have her leave ajrain under the same circumstances, was made by Thomas William Baker (Mr. Xeiilnejren) in his suit ajrainst .lane Adelaide Haker. .lack Taylor was cited a* <•<> respondent. The parties were married in lttifi. Til 10.V. >:is wife left him to jro with the co-res[Mindeut. said the petitioner. After three months >lie returned and lie refurnished the house. However, her conduct did not improve, and she admitted a renewal <>f the infidelity with the co-respondent. In August, HW.">. petitioner came home to find a note from his wife saying that she had left and did not intend to return. Petitioner found that his wife had ffone to live with the co-respondent. A decree tiiei was granted, with costs against the co-respondent. RESTITUTION SUITS. On the ground of failure to comply with orders for restitution of conjugal rifrhts, decrees were granted the following:— John Erie Hills (Mr. Holmden). »»ainst Heather Cordon Hills; Lilian Grace Stevenw-Richards (Mr. Milliken). ajjainst John Henry Stevens-Richards; Sydney Alice Otway (Mr. Whyte). Leonard Set on Otway; Krne»t Tlnxle (Mr. Nutsford). against Evelyn Kulalie Thode; John Lanjrfofd Kasther (Mr. Could). against Klizal«-tli Ratdiffe Kasther: Alice Andrews (Mr. l)iek«on). against Leoimrd Kdward Andrews.

Orders for restitution of <oniii«al ri«lits uiVic i>r:nitc(l Rita Klizalicth Torrance (Mr. Keeprati). ajrainst William Torrancf: Maureen Phyllis Brandon (Mr. l"r<|iiliart \. Multilist Henry Horatio Hnindon; and Dorothy Collill Ditvi- I Mr. North I against Trevor Mi»» Davis. SEPARATION ESTABLISHED. Separation, either written. \erlial, ur liy for three years or over, was proved in the following potitions. and decrees nisi granted: — Karl Mar\ Miller (Mr. (Jould) iipuinst. Kerc Moana Miller: ( ecile Klorazel Turner (Mi. Nntsford) against ClilF Heyinansoii Turner; JOdwnrd Herbert Travis (Mr. Hainlii'iduel ayailli-t I'mh Winifred Tmvis; .loan Ktlitli Wood (Mr. Sulii van) against Reginald (ieorj-o \V I: (Jertmde Caroline Kill}! (Mr. Itramwcll) a;:ain.st Joseph Hem v licatrice Kthel Willis (Mr. (Joodall) ji-ain-t .luiiii William Willis; Ksiiia Lealhart (Mr. McLiver) ii«niiiM .luiiii C'utlilieit Leal liart. DESERTION GROUNDS. A <lecreu nisi was granted in tinproiind of desertion in favour of the petitioner in the following .«uit~ Alliin Hardwifk (Mr. !Sinjji«r) against Malu-1 Allies Hardwiek: <;e<>. Arthur (a-lnnor,-(Mr. Xutufonl). apainst Alice Annie (. ashniore; Arthur ( ook (Mr. N.»tln. ajjniiist (iertrude Mary (ook; Allwri John Stronjriiian (Mr. Hall Skeltoni. ajiainst Olwyn Adeline Sti-ti jitnan; Thomas Dnunmond (Mr. Hanison) against Lillian Lojjan Diuinino.ul ADULTERY PROVED. On th<> -rroiind of adultery Kerjruson (Mr. Singer) was' n decree nisi on his petition a<;ain~t Mary Annie Kdna Ker-uson, David Wallace Vounjr cited as co-respoii lent. Adultery was also proved l)y Noel Burton Atkinson (Mr. A. A. Yoatc) ajrainst Irene Pro Atkinson (( harlcs Well* heinji cited nx the co-respondent), and by Kmilo Phocl.e Dickinan (Mr. FlPiiiing) against William Clarence Dickinan.