SUPREME' COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 7

SUPREME' COURT.

IN ..CHAMBERS. Mi 1 !. Justice Chapman'held a ..Chambors sitting yesterday'. '■ ' ■ Probato was graited -m tho -wills ofthe following deceased persons: — John Duffy, Charles' J. Huslam, C L I! Smith, and John ltumgay.' l ■■;'• •- ' .''■■■■■ -. ■ .-'Lettersofadministrationwere granted intho';cstate of Sarah AVindley, 'deceased, without sureties. •> The application was supported . by? ' -' V '• : : : r,! • 1 Application , was mado;' by Mr.'' Blair/ on behalf of'-'.defendants;- :io' have; /the'■ case, Burns v. - Yerex/(Barker and; Fincllay)-,' •' moved-for hearing'from'-t-lie lower to th-s Supreme Court as the claim .exceededr£loo; Opposition was: mado on account of the. delay that, would take place, and plaintiff had urgent; necessity to/'procebd to London, -/The claim; was for £275,.' and ,S.IOO. had. been'paid •oft alctouiitV ' -; Mr;'Justico''Chapniaii sugges-ted-that ■application, should be made.: to havo' the' case heard' aftar' tho .Court, of .Appeal met on Monday- next,' when''X jjudge .might'".be available; ' ; A petition for'an;interpi - otation..of,n clause Sa 'deed /of sottlomerit imado by' tils' late r. Edward Hales . (Mr; Weston); ~The beriefitiariesj' with, ,'tho ■ exception of. pne'Soli in China,/'who could'npt' advanco ■ being'' m'ade .^out. of i tlio : estate. t-o three*of/the .'.child reri to'' invert':, in ' a '.ifarm at;; Waika'/nae.. ' ; The', 1 . trust -premises'., ;coni- ; pnsed 'larid "at Wellington "and Porirua, aiid it; Was .desired ~fco 'raise this'.money-' over'- tho, properties... The . deed ,'gav.e! them/power to ■ "..raise .'and ''advance,and.-'tho - question Was did : " raise"; mean, that'.they. could' mortgage, ajid,;if ; s6i%h«tljer they 7could : mortgage the, Fliole^of.tho'premises.v..His Honour-promised. look, into the . question". ■ ; -'r ;