THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17812, 11 July 1923, Page 5

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. j CIVIL LIST, j The following is this civil list set down i for hearing at. tho Ju.y eessions of the Supreme Court before hi 3 Honour Mr Juatica Eeid. Clarke v. Clarke (Monday, July 'l6th, at 10.15 a.m.^ Gemmell v. Gemmell (Tuesday, July 17th, at 10.15 a.m., and Wednesday, July 18th). Coyksou v. the Public Trusie© (Thursday, July 19th, at 10.15 Scott v. Escell (Friday, Ju'-7 20th, at 10.15 a.m.) Guardian Trust Co. v. A. L. Smith and j other 3 (Monday, July 23rd, 10.35 a.m.), N.Z. Insurance Co. v. Acton and others (Tuesday, July 24 th, at 10.15 a.m.). C-tfiterbury Orchardisss' Co-op., Ltd. v. (Wednesday, Ju'.y 2oth, at 10.15 a.m.). On Friday, Ju'.y 27th, hi 3 Honour will hold a tiittir.™ in Chambers. MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr II! V. Widdowson, S.M.) XIIKKT OF LBTTJSJRS. A youtu nged sixteen and a-half years, appeiu«.<l to answer a chuige ot stealing ton iolii-rs, llic- jjoperty of iiis employers unci wiiii extracting theretroni the sum of 14* 5d in money. The thefts occurred between April iilst and June Bth, 19523. Accused, who was represented by Mr i±. S. J. Goodman, pleaded guilty to tho Mr "ocodnian asked that the boy fe© sd" mitted to probation, and that as ha just starting cut in life, his name uhoula not bo published. . • Tho Magistrate said it was a.'ways ve-ry regrettable to have young people just Eettins out in Hie appearing to answer & charge such as the present. He asked 11 there were any money to be refunded. Chicf-Dotectivc A. Cameroß: Yes, there is -about £2 14s sd. t Accused was admitted to twelve months probation, the sum of £2 14s 6d to be refunded. The Magistrate ordered the suppression of tho accused's name from publication. ' * MAINTENANCE. | Herbert Hill was ordered to pay, 12s 6d | per week on a. maintenance order, and 12s | 6d per week off the arrears on the order, j in default ono month's imprisonment I Jbhn Rains was to one months I unless he paid 20s ft week on ■a maintenance order. Alice Nolan, cn tho groundb _of persistent cruelty, sought a separation and ' maintenance order from her husband, Peter , Nolan. Tho orders were granted, mainten- ■ ance beinc fixed at £2 5s per week*, Percy James McDonnell was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment ct Auckland, unless he paid £2 per month off the accrued arrears amounting . to £35 4a on a maintenance order. APPEAL COURT. • (JSB3S ASSOCIATION ULiaai-H.} WELLINGTON, . July 10. The Court of Appeal heard argument this morning in the case of the King v. Stuart Brown McDonald. The application was by McDonald for loavo to appeal against his conviction fit Wellington in May last for making a faiae declaration with reference to a fire insurance policy. The ground of the application was that during the trial a question of law aroso as to the construction of a fire insurance policy. At the trial, the Judge ruled that the policy covered only the stock of groceries actually in the room where tho fire occurred, whereas it w«a contended for the prisoner that the policy covered other goods. . Mr A. Dunn appeared for the prisoner ana Mr W. C. Macgregor, K.C., Solicitor-Gen-; era], for the Crown. Mr Dunn said at the trial the Judge had , misdirected the jury with reference to the meaning of tho policy, and had refused to admit evidence as to the proper meaning. ■The ease wa3 adjourned in order that Mr Macassey, Crown Prosecutor, wight be j heard. _ ] The Court then heard argument xn the case of» Cecilia. Lodder v. "William George Lodder, an appeal from the judgment of Mr Justice Salmond in awarding Mis Lodder. £3OO as alimony. Her husband hnd obtained a divorce from her on the ground of separation under a deed of separation ior ever three years. The appeal was based on the ground that the amount of alimony allowed was insufficient. Mr White, for appellant, said the amount of alimony nhould have been at least one third of the husband's income, in whictt case Mrs Lodde- would have received £433 per year. ' Mr Blair, for respondent, said there was no inflexible rule that a wife must bo allowed a third of her husband's income. lie contended that the allowance of £3OO per vear was altogether too much. Mrs_ Lodder had heen allowed £l2O per year under the deed of separation, and that was all aha was Cn At l^e t conclusion of argument, tho Court indicated that it did not consider any increase in alimony should be allowed. The Chief Justice stated that the Court a reasons would be given lateT. "HUMAN PARASITES."' (18833 ASSOCIATION . TELEGSAII.) WELLINGTON, July 10. Described by Chief-Detective Kemp as "human parasites," two young men, Michael Bcvle and Bernard Hayward, both with several aliases and police records, wer« sent-enc-ed -at the Magistrate's Court to-day, to ono month's hard labour each. The charge was ol playing- a game of chance with a c-oin. They mot a young man from Canterbury, and initiated him into the mysteries ot "selling a horse" relieving him of 13s, when two detectives interrupted tho game.