LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 123, 17 February 1908, Page 9

LAW REPORTS.

» -i i''jo;;; SUPREME COURT. CIVIL SITTINGS. ' PIICENIX ASSURANCE. COMPANY y."' UNITED ASSURAi|p^t6M^\^V ,> ' CASE REMOVED TXTO' COFRT- OB"' " 1 APPR^e-^ Tho Civil Sittings ■ werg. resumed :on Satu]£ day, morning, His .Honour, Mr.' jMlco'CKdnt'. mail taking his seat at'lfl.'SO'o'clpbK;''''" The easQ set down foV 11 ' horfi*iii'g""^t''as"tliat?' between the, Phnmix- 'Assurance and the United Assuraricii7Compftny r for £620 and. interest, which suin„.it. ■ alleged, was duo under a;rc-insuninpo' policy." Evidence had been tendcreir'tlio' previous' day to. the effect that tlio Kiiiapoi- AVoolleii. Company, Limited, occupioU' , twp'buildings'in! Casliel Street;, Christehurch:-; ; r.>;Orips.<if-.. the - structures; which of a block, was ''attachal',"\amT tlie'btjifer" which was located at tho" elVd' pf'tlio"blockj' J was "detached," and' the^btfestio)y-'' , was''s''as to which was covered- by liio rc*-iiisuraric"o policy. ■ - rlo-,r~f ; - r Mr. M. 'Chapman, K.C. (Avith..f.him.>jWrL Morison),. appeared- on J).ekalf c of" the " jjlain-* tiffs, and Mr, ,G1 Harper,'"oP'tiriKtelifl?£liV for the defendants. At'oVTAH" When tho case was callec]„p.n) oi^ r §aturday, Mr. Chapman inti mafcecj.;th^t:"_t 11(i. paiißos had; ;agreed ;.that; tho action should be camfeS,; fo ! the' Court of Appeal, with, .liberty textiles; higher Court to .draw^SfeK^.iiif^cß^^.dt. ] fact as the. Judgc of tlie TifAijlin'stfflic'o^'flUjd;'' havo-idpheY Counsel ';tpn;V^V^?+ok>®fc- fc ' meut.. .

, His Honour adjourned. consideration, 'such fnrijicfloonkid'erriiJbli 7 fe' be romoYed into .tlio mot-ion .'.for judgment; Court as requested; tlrcr.senjice" of tho plaintiffs) and defendants) to" bo in 'attendance 'at 1 ttro'^flir-. tlier hearing by (he; ConSEJSf. jftiat®i .additional evidence Versation ..which took Jjf regard the -renewal is'j^e l qu!^gdj, l ihe l *ques£ tion- of costs, to bo. Yy*'J

IX CHAMBERS. , His Honour Mr. held\a sitting in. Chambers : v : .'.'7 A HAWKE'S • An application> for intklociitriryiinjunction, was made. by Mr. sdi&iMisS: .Gertrude Alice Moinertdffig&imti..' frasstrani Mrs.'Arini Roimelly stock on t'o. the Southern" Hawko's Bay, which ofc plaintiff. - ' '• ' : Tho affidavits- showedti-'ihafc'' question contained ' 6v«?>r l ; 8;tJ@l> *'sores'r>.l-ofc which '5000 acres' oriidait «a:ttitlei which was: being providp'dS bj?■'t'ParliaiAfintp and tho balance -imdof ; -teased gfanted;"by Natives. ; The number of stock, on thfe-'Htii.' I6CX) giv ° n aS follows: ~!feSKil 3^Poo < i|:,eattlej n 1 Counsel stated that jesm\wl special -pastures, and" ; iliiit d -i^-tlefeiidaiits' ,! stock- were hot. provcnte'cl- -from trespassing - 1 plaiutjfrs ' stock ' would' .BtSryiS'..' , W-'JiW«r,;i plaintiff's stock were ■ highly "brbd'j I 'Siid : 'if \3c-> . fondant's stock M-ere allowed 'to intermingle doteribratiou might ensue'p-■llie'N'ofHi Wn ' niarama run',- which fendants, : :'had, it (Wa's ■ :bvfe"rstocked- for'some time. -Defendftnts ; wished--td r retain their stock-for-!somo- v tiffffi us the<£ was ' practically oio ' maflftft' itf.'BSVfJrfV BjJ at tho present' time'. JlLfi uiiii.l •' His' Honour: Your titlo* „to portion of 'tho'proper\Y; : an'd'iirfegard ; fio the-balance .the ptisitiofl*fs HPf flfj' ; 6ji(! v ciii'i" .interfere- unless 'they:'Hhjft'WajgKt? to possession.'' I" think that 'yOT ; afc" entitled'•to the' drder,. arid'l- shall' grant-it" ,6u ? -tfe' usual' terms.••••;••* ww"v.-»«n- jonie-

■/C / OTHER „-Thß following j business. Was-SealCwitH~ion." I'nday:— - 7 : " . His . Honour Mr. . Jiisti.qpi SiftMitilifilfii'a; sitting in. ChambeA yester.day ;mfirning» -■ . -In ro the. Rating: Act-/; ancU-iH'!re i tliQ-prOr.-coeds of the'sale of Sections vercargill. Mr., Andersott; ( .port of. a summons to ; pay,, over >tho, moneys - tori-one.-. Mpndoza> re-" •siding at 'Invercargill. .'vJlKUWlsto aqted-ion; uphalf of- the I'nbljc' Truate&jj;\!AU';jirder mado. as jfoliows :-rr®iail'%ik'!Egan;tpri! 1#;representatives, be l.ng papers ah. DunedinijAVQllingtbrt, Clui tchurch,. Nelson,- and Invcrcorgillj jjne .a 1 vertisement : to bo . insertedi.'.iifc. Gaohi -paper' evpry month, for three,:ittonths,,-i'lf no ic sponso. within ,ono month' afteri tho'ulatoi of the last advertisement, .orde^ctrfijio-imadorias; prayed. Costs to be ofr.uioueys in tbo hands of.tho ' •

Mr. Kirk, on behalf df man, farmer, Mangamairo, i:: applied for-an injunction against:.Frank Jolm 1 Quirlr, Mangamaire, • restraining- 'deferidanf "from' 'tli- f verting tho flow- of tho'^at^s. An interim .order >vas gTantediftfefendaflif'td" allow the water to flow in its Natural cburso." , r Mr - juftiw .-.Cooper aiuap-j plication m Chaml}ers to set aside-a al 1 n ? m.a Wanganui btobio. The'. : case,, which,,is to.i bo,ihqard -'at Wanganui this ..week, hacl to' 'dd : with entry of a. lease. His. Honour-refused'. : to" strike out tho,counter-claim,---butomade-iana order that : .tho ; com ß lnjncd, df, be ,removed, each .party, fp pay; his owa-jtfsts.f llis. Honour believed it ,to r be iiiat-qrialrrtQ .the mtorests. qf ..both parties that thofr-wholsr matter at lss'uo bo iLcard.jn. tW.oiio; action. : Ho, directed that tho;counterclaim ! b : o' de'alt with as if -duly filed. • • Mr.V Young j'a'ppcared l for tho plaintiff, ; , , il( .

IN BAXCO. ,, J |

: -! -. - AN APPEAL- CASK! • His Honour Mr. Justico Cooper';on. Friday heard ■ ovidoneo and argliinent" in : °'(!h''e casb 1 ' Andrews v. The Wellington Loa:n''C6'inpaiiy;' air appeal from tho Magistrate's decision. ! ii tit , 1?- t ' on t ' lo v aWas.n tliat e. 'Vcllmgtoii .Loan Company sued D Andrews for £51 15s Sd^'tho.'amount of a dishonoured promissory'- n6feA •" -Thi'-i Jlagistrato gave judgment defendant appealed and ,a ( rejiiearing was ordered by. the Supreme Court."' ; ' - Jlr.^u n (tho' Wellington Loan 'Diinn for'the i ,Tho case'" turned upon J'th'q "\tieiAiqii' "'df 1 whothor .timo to pay had Ibdeii'; allowed 11 for the payment of ' tho pronitssoi^y'note;'! "" "K' .Mr Justice Cooper. allqWjjjl P pp^{i^iV t the ground that thero clearly vvas'a;binding agreement made which'suspended'- the i'i"ht ;0f; action 'upon'• the hilKfor' at- least; 'three days.' Tho interest was MdrgeKb]<j. quarterly' and the quarter's fell'duo three days after the it '.was actually paid. This sus'pended..i;ho .'courso of action. Ho allowed tho'appMl;''ah(l bj'dored : that judgment be'entered up in 'tlie 'Lowm'"' Court for tho defendant/Andrews." ■ (His Honour would lKilftaltatt blidVrMpoudent oosts in the Lower Court,-but ho allowed tho appellant seven , guineas, .cqstsr and witness's expenses. ~