SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2552, 28 August 1915, Page 13

SUPREME COURT

~ BIG LIBEL ACTION "SETTLED Ferguson Munro's £10,000 claim against William A. Mowbray/for alleged libel was called on iu. the Supreme Court yesterday,porning,' and it was; announced that >. a settlement:;.Jbad been arrived at. .■•. ;'.. .'< './ . ,Eis Honour Mr. Justice : H6sking sat to hear the case;: Mr: 0. B; Morison, RiG.,''with.whom-was Mr. T. Noave, appeared for the plaintiff; aiidMr. 0. P. Sker'fet't,' K.C., -with whd'mV, Mr.. T. Youiig' appeared, 'represented the de-' feiidant.: .^vk'•/'.:' ■•' Mr. Morison. informed the. Court that a settlement /had been arrived.a't.'>\ . Mr. Skerrett: On behalf of the defend-: ant, I have to state that he denies ever having used the words of which the' plaintiff complains in iihe statement of claim. At the same time my client desires me to say that if in the course of conversation at any.time he used; the Words relating to.the plaintiff, he.had no intention of making- any imputation whatever .on the plaintiff's character. If anything he said was understood as reflecting on the plaintiff he wishes it to be made dlear that _ such was not his intention, arid -that it is a matter; of regret to him that it should have, been so .understood. He makes no imputation'whatever on.the character of ,the plaintiff-or. any member pf his family.. ' His Honour; Then, the action simply ;drbßs.' ■.'■". ,'';.-:■■■ -. •' ' .'•■■..''■ v : A HOTEL CASE. ; Judgment was given by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) on the action of the Official Assignee against P. J. Griffen: and others to obtain an amount of- / £1702, which Griffen held, in respect of a Waipawa hotel transaction. Judgment was fpr the defendants, and in effect entitles'Griffen to retain the money.:',, /'-s■■■■' : £:_ '"•■■';':■:.'.

GUILTY OF INCEST

(By (Meerauli—Pross Association.! Auckland, August 27 At the Supteme Court, Walter James Malcolm, a married man with threo chil-di-en, was sentenced to six years': imprisonment on a chargo of incest at Kawau.