THE RIGHT OF APPEAL
10 THB ZDITOS Of THIS PUE3H. Sir,—The transport appeal ca.se heard by Mr Justice Johnston yesterday, and on which you comment in a leading article, is not, in my opinion, the only instance in -the Dominion where an anomaly exists. The Court .of Appeal in New Zealand consists of Supreme Court judges, who reverse or uphold each other' 3 decisions, which is wrong in principle, the status of the Appeal Judges being no greater than that of the judge whose decision is being reviewed. A special appeal court should be appointed, whose members have no other duty than to hear appeals from the Supreme Courts of the Dominion. Such a court exists in the Old Country, where appeals from the High Court are heard. If the .litigants are still dissatisfied, then the House of Lords (the Lords of Appeal) give a final decision.—Yours, etc., INTERESTED. August 28, 1934.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21255, 29 August 1934, Page 6
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