LAW REPORTS.
SUPREME COURT. CLAIM' FOR ROYALTIES. PATENT GENERATORS. Judgment was delivered by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) yesterday in the case of Morgan and Co., Ltd., v. Harry W. Davics, a claim of .£25 on a promissory note. The defendant had entered into contracts ' for the manufacture of certain acetyleno gas generators, and the plaintills (a Dannevirko firm) asserted that these generators were within the terms of Burton's patent, of which thev were the assignees. They accordingly asked for £25 royalty, and defendant gave them a promissory note for that sum. Ha was subsequently informed that the generator ho was making was essentially different from Burton's, and on this ground he did not pay the ,£25 when the bill fell due, and defended the case. The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. A. W. Blair, an<i the defendant by Mr..A. Gray. His Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed, with 12 guineas costs and witnesses' .expenses.. A DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP. MARLBOROUGH FIRM. Further mention was made yesterdav ol the ease' of Redwood v. Redwood, which concerns the terms of the dissolution of the partnership between Frederick Redwood (plaintiff) and John Henry Redwood (defendant), who carried on business as farmers, flourmillers, and warehousemen at Blenheim and Spring Creek, under the stylo of Redwood Brothers. The plaintiff requested, inter alia, that the defendant should bo ordered to pay to the receiver (Dalgcty and Co., Ltd.), or to the partnership funds ,£IOB7 15s. 7d., said to be due in the report of the arbitrator. Tho case was partly heard by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) on Saturday. Ihe plaintiff was represented by Mr. M. Myers, the defendant by Mr. P. Levi, an( j the receiver by Mr. A. W. Blair. It was intimated j-ester'day thatia partial settlement had been agreed' to, and the further hearing -was postponed. DIVORCE SUITS.! CONDITIONAL DECREES GRANTED. Charles Buckmaster, labourer and Shearer, of Wellington, in petitioning for a divorce from his. wife, Gladys Buckmaster, stated that they were married at Chnstchurch in April, IS9B, and had lived there and at Wellington, Geraldinc, and Johnsonville. They had one child. The ground of the petition was misconduct with Jack Cartmer, of Wellington, butcher (co-respondent). Constable Glynn gave evidence as to the arrest and conviction of the respondent and co-respondent in respect of' tho misconduct reforred to. ':':■■ A decree nisi'was granted on tho usual terms, with costs against the co-respond-ent. ■'.':■■. ' Mr. R. B. Williams appeared for petitioner. The caso was not defended. Nellie Maria Keen (for whom Mr. A. W. Blair appeared) petitioned for divorce from her husband, George Frederick Keen (who did not defend, the case), on tho ground of misconduct. It appeared that tho parties were married in London in January, 1903, and had lived there and at Napier and Petone, and had one child.' A decree nisi .was granted, to be made absolute in threo months, subject.to the filing of a citation; petitioner to have' interim custody of the child; costs-against respondent on tho lowest scale..■ .'■
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 986, 29 November 1910, Page 3
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