SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 799, 23 April 1910, Page 14

SUPREME COURT.

"HOUSE-BUILDING AT HATAITAI. ':; FihaL ■.argument'.wasV heard -by ■■ Mr. Justice Cooper yesterday in the . Banco case of ■ Alexander Bell and John Bell y.G. H; Sample, an appeal, from a recent decision of Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., in regard to a contract for.the building of a house at Hataitai. Mr. H. F. Johnston appeared for appellants, and •Mγ. A." Blair for respondent. '. '■''"' . ■ ' '. It had been brought out in tho lower Court that the contract price for the erection of tho house, had been £897 10s. The contractors claimed that £197 10s. Bd. was still due to them, but tho magistrate decided that no-part of this sum: ought to be feojv.erecjjjta tractors. He, against them, and they brought an appeal on fact and law. I Judgment was reserved/';;;; ,:.".'.. ! ■..;■■ A NAPIER WILL CASE. ■: ; The Napier case removed into, /the Court of Appeal by Mr. Justice Cooper,and argued on April 7 before the. Chief Justice, Mr. Justice "Williamsj: Mr; Justice Edwards, and Mr. Justice.,; Chapman, was mentioned again'yesterday. ' It was an originating summons, asking the Court for an interpretation of the will of.Jtpbert Holt, sawmiller, late of Napier, deceased.. The plaintiff was John-Holt, Bawmiller, of Napier, and the defendants were John Holt,. sawmiller, of Hastings, Sarah Leach Dean, wife of Oliver Dean, clerk in;!' Holy, Orders, of Napier, and Robert Holt, jun., accountant, of Napierj".as-execu-tors and trustees of the will' of the late Robert Holt, together ~with ' infant children of James Holt, John Holt, Sarah Leace Dean,' and -rßobert Holt,

jun. . ■• •• ' : '-. ' ■ .;■■■■ Mr. 0. P. Skerrett, with him Mr. W. 6. Wood (of Napier), appeared for the infant grandchildren of the. testator; Mr. H. Myers and -Mr; W. Sproule (of Napier) for "the four named persons benefiting under, tha-.will; and; Mr: H. A. Cornford;/((if; Napier)'and Mr, E. ¥. Hadfield for.:Mrsi' ; iThomp'f!on ,(oi:Napier), who iadvani'interesf under ,the wiu. .-.. '■■■ ' iiS/VSi^;; ; '■•■. -Mr. Justice Cooper-'haViiig raised a 1 point on which, he desired to/hear counsel's opinions, tho Court-"asked that argument should be written and 'handed to the registrar. ■;-';;■ .;■