SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3160, 11 August 1917, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

CRIMINAL SESSIONS ALLEGED FORGERY Marcus Joseph Patrick Keoirh was charged with bavins, on February 16, at Auckland, forged an application and certificate for a nowspapor reporter's ticket, dated Fobruary 16. and addressed to the stationmaster, Auckland. Mr. G. G. u. Watson defended. The case was partly heard, and the Court adjourned till this moraine. CIVIL SITTING JUDGMENT IN WADDINGTON V. HEDMOND. Mr. Justice Chapman yesterday delivered the reserved judgment of Mr. Justice hawards (who is indisposed) in the case: ol Mary Waddiuetou v. Annie Itcdmoml. Xm action arose out of the will of the late Mrs. Sarah H'Leau M'Laren, of Feildins. The residue of her estate was directed to he sold and the net proceeds divided between several relatives of the deceased in equal shares "as joint tenants." Some 01 these relatives had died when the time arrived for distributiiiE the proceeds 01 sale, and the survivors claimed that tncy wero entitled at law to the whole proceeds by virtuo of the use of the words "joint tenants" in the will, which implied a rit'ht of survivors to take the whole interest aa against the children or oUiei representatives of the deceased beuencinrics. Tho representatives of tho deceased beneficiaries, on the other hand, contended that the words ,".ioint tenants, tnouwi having the technical meaning ascribed to theni by the plaiutifl wero shown by tuc will as a whole to havo been used maavertently, and that therefore the representatives of the deceased beneficiaries were entitled to share. f His Honour held that the contention ot the survivors that they were entitled to the whole proceeds was unfounded, and that the representatives of the deceased beneficiaries should take an equal shar* of the proceeds. Mr. F. Haggitt, of Feildiqj, appeared lor plaintiff, Mr. h. Elliott, of FjeiUmp, for the trustees of the will, and Mr. T. Weave for the representatives of the deceased beneficiaries.

LIST OP FIXTURES. Mr. Justice HoskiiiK yesterday made fixtures in connection with the civil sittings of the Supreme Court-as follow:— August 20—Frank Richard l'eirce v. llildij. Kate Wray l'eirce and Louis WilleU. petition for divorce: or undefended divorce August 21—Walter Nicholson v. Thomas •Fisher, claim £50 13s. for services rendered, counter-claim £213 4s. lOd. Augußt 22-John Archibald MGreffoi and another v. H. V. Evans, £1000 damages for injuries. , _~ August 23,-llarry Downs v. John linn Newspaper Proprietary Ltd., £1000 (lainfor lioel. T , _ „ August 24.—Bird and Jensen v. John ami Newspaper Proprietary Ltd., £1000 damages for libel. August 27.—Emily Rosina Martin v. Alexander Dimdore, £1000 damages for mTugiist 28.-Henry F. Moss, Ltd., v. Frederick William Adams. £120 for breach of agreement. , .. August 29—Isabel Davcy and another v. Arthur Waldcmar Schacf, £1050 damages for Blander. ~ August 30.-Leah Cecil Arnold y. Margaret Ivory, £2048 damages for injuries. August 31-Milly M'Laren v. tho King, £1000 damages for injuries. September 3-Annio Alicia Mackay v. Duncan Mackay; Alfred John Lacev v. Mary Jane Lacoy and William Bcattic (undefended divorce ca6es). September 10.-Undeicnded divorce cases. September li.-Elizabeth Ellen Burn v. Edith Dorothy Ellis, £501 damages and injunction; Alice Jessie Martin v. Mcholas Gnlsen March, division of interests. September 12.—Maisie v. Haines. September 19.—Neill and Co., Ltd., and another v. Joßeph Nathan and Co.. Ltd., olaim £4578, moneys paid, (special jury of twelve).