SUPREME COURT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21510, 27 June 1935, Page 8

SUPREME COURT

WEDNESDAY (Before his Honour Mr Justice Norlhcrofti) WILL SET ABID'S The court was ashed to set aside the will of John David McCuliam, of Greymouth, farmer, who c!i:u en March 2, 1934. The plaintiff was Frederick Albert Wcodham, of Chrisichurch, motor mechanic. The defendants were Violet Ellen McCuliam, of Greyn-ouUi, and six others interested eithr.f und-r the will or on an intestacy. Mr 1A D. Sargent appeared for planum e.ati Hr F. A. Kitehimsham, of Greyrncuta, for the defendants. Mr Sargent :-aid u had been found that the will could m 1 b n i 1 because of want of te- i i t > .ei'y en the part of the t'sua'os it was necessary to tn!;e ih 1 in n e 'clings because no o: 1 for letters of ndtrunhtrat.Vi it •::! v.*;;i was pronounced rt-yans;. : o" i.e.eees'cd parties h".cl avi • -i m oa . «.«{ lynl also agreed that p'; ( ntitlcd to somethin:; for service-; rendered. His Honour said that ;•!: houeh e.M the Interested parties v.ar.: ayre'd, formal proof of lack of I'-'-'suk p.t-.ry capacity might be rr c, try. ') i;e c-n had a duty to the testator. Ha ve'iild like to hear counsel o:t fh 1 The court adjuu-n-.d to i:mmsel to investigate t'e.e |io alios. When the court rasaus <l. Dr. f. C. Macintyre, medical :irii rioy-no'-ait '■»' the Cashmere in eeideeea. said he knew McCulk'Ui w'.i tt he a patient at the ynx-'x-n-n. Y.'i'n.es did not think McC'i*' 1 an v/r . fit to make a will on the drle v. hen he see.si i.. His H:nour said that mi I'.ru rvi Icneo he was ore-pea' d la la ■.! i I rdcr pronouncing a<;:un ;t the will. MAGISTRATE'S COURT WEDNESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.iUj TRAFFIC CASKS Charles Campbell w:t: !>.n:d C-? end costs for speeding up Dyer'.? E'ass road. Campbell said that he did not m.tire; the board restricting the ;oesd limit j to 25 miles an hour, and was not . ceeding the main highways limit of 1 35 miles an hour. i "If you do this thing s-<mn. you 1 will lose your license," sa;;l Mr Lev- j v ey. j The following fines were.' also im-j posed for breaches of Ihe tr' ti:rentilations:—George Blr;h. cycling witi;out a light, 2s Gel and co--ts; Gars!el Dohert.v. speeding over .so i.aier: action. £2 and costs; [ra Law-.v. iirivin" unlicensed truck, 10s, and ee a;; Wilfred Lawry. driving uniicn-'-ii ny'-r-inr. 20s and costs; S---dn< v Sinilh. u.» drivnrV j license, 10s and cos!..-. | EMPLOYING AFT Kit I lOuPS Clement Samuel Koie'i! was Cue d £2 and costs f»r erred- •.•; >g a v/env-n in a restaurant after hanra. taking puxeko For taking pukeko daiaa : th" eee: season, Lester Uaiiey j".;, :! :;ii i costs. j K.UAPOt ' (Before Mr H. A. Voiing, ;s.s'.> | H. A. Muirson and T. C. New!an. ! on charges of driving motor-car.; at a j speed which rni.cjht have k - si dnugarous to the public, were eaeh lined 'iss ana ordered to pay costs. F. V. Sturmer, on a simitar charge, was con- ; victed and ordered to fry costs. j Judgment for plnintiij' by ricfrniH j was given in Simpson and Brisitow v. j D. Karaitiana, 7s (id. ;