DIVORCE COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 121, 16 February 1920, Page 2

DIVORCE COURT

| UNHAPPY MARRIAGES TEN UNDEFENDED CASES His, Honour Mr. Justice Hosking presided at the Supreme Court on Saturday, and heard a number of undefended divorce cases. BELI, V. BELL. | ' Mr. P. ,AV.. .Tnekson appeared for Marj earet Bell, wlip sought a dissolution of | her marriage with William Eardiey Bell on the irrounds of habitual drunkenness and cruelty. The parties were married on July 6, , 1906, and lived in Scotland, New South Wales, and 'Wellington;" There were three children of the • marriage. The respondent was a steward on coastal steamers, and was for a- time on the Queen of the South. It was allesred that from 1912 the respondent had been more or less continuously drunk. In March last he went away, and said ho would not return. The petitioner obtained a separation order from the respondent in the Magistrate's Court three years ago, oil the grounds of drunkenness and. cruelty. Corroborative evidence having been given, a decree nisi was granted, to be moved absolute in four months, the petitioner was given the interim custody of the children, and the reSDondent was ordered to pay <£15 15s. costs and disbursements. BUCKEBIDGE Y. BUCKERIDGE. Desertion ; was the ground of the petition of. Maud Buckeridge, who sought a dissolution of her marriage with Edmund Buxton Buckeridge. Mr. W. L. Rothenberg appeared for' the petitioner. Til her evidence the petitioner stated that she married the respondent on July 19. 1902. in Wellington, and had lived at Gisborne. Auckland, and Wellington. There was one child of the marriage. In 1914 the respondent went to Fiji without the knowledge of the petitioner, When she discovered his whereabouts she wrote to him. and offered to come to him if he could make a home for her. She i got no encouragement. She then wrote , to him for money, and received one- sum of £b. She had had to. support herself. , \ Corroborative evidence having been giyen, a decree nisi was granted to-bo ' mado absolute in four months, and the. netitomer was given the interim custody 1 ot the child. Costs and disbursements to be paid by respondent. t 'HUNT V. HUNT. 1 Mr. A. H. Barnett appeared for Her--1 hert John Hunt, who sought a dissolution of his marriage'with Lilly Hunt on the ground of misconduct with Jnmes M'Cluskv. The petitioner stated that he married the respondent on March 16, 1910, and ! lived nt Brooklyn, and there were two children of the marriage. Owing to family differences he separated from his wife. The separation was by mutual consent, and under a deed of separation. On Aueust 22 his wife came to him, accompanied by the co-respondent, and thev admitted that they had been living together as man and wife. Evidence in corroboration having been given, His Hononr granted a decree nisi, to be mado absolute in four months, with costs against the co-respondent. There was .no order made regarding the custody of t.ho children, who were in the care of the; respondent. PRIDDEY V. PRIDDEY. Mr, H. F. "O'Lear.v Appeared for Harry Francis Priddey, who petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with. Nellie Janet Priddey, on the grounds of misconduct with Peter Jorgensen. The petitioner stated that he was married .to the. respondent.'on January 22, lilftG. and there were two children of. the marriage. The parlies lived at Waiigawa. and in' March last his. wife left , ihim without giving him any indication • of her intention to do . so. . The- co-re- ; spondent, who was a married man, also resided at Waingawa, and left tlio place soon after netitioner's wife disappeared. Witness saw his wife in Wellington, and a.sked her if she was going to make a homo in Wellington. He noxt heard that she was living with the co-respond-ent .it Whakatane as his wife. A private inquiry agent, who was. sent to Whakatane to. malio investigation, rove corroborative evidence, and a decree nisi was granted, to" be made absolute in four months, and by agreement the costs were fixed at .£75, to be paid bv the co-respondent. Petitioner to have interim custody of the child. DUTTON V.. BUTTON, Desertion was the ground of the petition of Emily Eliza Dutton, for whom Mr. H. F. 0 Leary appeared, for a dissolution" of her marriage with Reginald Albert Dutton. The petitioner stated that she married the respondent in Dunedin on April 1(1, 1901, and there were, no children of the marriage. .■ Petitioner last lived with her husband in Auckland, and his conduct then was very unsatisfactory. for he was always away from home. Resuondent left home in August, 1014, and petitioner had supported herself ever since. Corroborative evidence was given, and a. decree nisi was granted, to be made ! absolute in four months, with costs against the co-respondent: BLOOD. V. BLOOD. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for Zoe Margaret Blood, who sought a dissolution of her..marriage with Samuel,Erron Blood on the ground of misconduct. Tlio petitioner stated that she was married to tho respondent'on. August lli, 1911,: and they had lived together in Christchurch and Wellington. .....There., were threo children of tho marriage, but-one.' had died. The respondent was a furni-ture-maker, and did pot treat her very well. Ho left her in 1914, and-petitioner had to sue him- for, maintenance. She knew that her husband was living with another woman. On the corroborative evidence of the petitioner's sister a decree nisi was granted, to be made absolute in four months, with .£ls costs against cq-respondent. Petitioner was granted the interim custody of the children. BANKS. V:,.BANKS.; ■ Tho grounds of the petition of Frederick Jlenry Edward Banks, who sought if- dissolution of his marriage with Ivy Myrtle Banks, were that of misconduct with Roy I.ambess. Mr. J. Scott appeared for the petitioner. The petitioner stated that he married the respondent on February lli. 1914, nt Wellington. He was. 20 years, then and his wifo was 1G: There was one child. Some time after the birth of tlio child the respondent went to live with her mother. He had- seen liei knocking about town with different men —she had been living with the co-re-upondent. Plain-clolhes Constable Tricklebank gave corroborative evidence. His Honour adjourned the. case in order to have a certain affidavit filed. FYFFE V. FYFFE. .. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for Mice Cairns FytTe, who sought a dissolution, of her' marriage with Charles Marshall F.vffe oil the grounds of desertion. Tho petitioner stated lliat she was married to ,the respondent on March -IS. 11109, af'Timaru, and there were, two children of tlicv marriage, Tn 1913 while j living at Auckland her husband left her i and went to Australia, and returned threo years later. She had only seen | him onco since his return, ne was at. | present in the Inebriates' Home at Rotoroa. Witness had maintained herself ever since her husband left her. Corroborative evidence was tendered, and a decree nisi was granted, to be moved absolute in three montlis with costs against the respondent. The petitioner was given interim custody of tlio children. CHARTER V. CHARTER. . Desertion was the ground of the petition of Ellen Charter, who sought a dissolution of her marriage .with Ernest Frederick Charter. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for the petitioner, who gave evidence that she was married on September 28, 1897, to the respondent and had lived at Petone aiid TiniaVu. There were no children of tho marriage. In April, 1511. she obtained a separation order on the ground of cruelty. Her, husbnnd left her that year and had not' maintained her since. She saw her husband once in GisWne, but he ran away | when he saw her. Corroborative evi-1

denco having been given, a-decree nisi was granted to be made absolute in. threo months, with costs against tlio respondent.

STENING V. STENING. Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared for Ada Margaret Stening, who sought a dissolution of her marriage with Walter Stening on the_ ground of desertion. Tlio petitioner stated that she was married to the respondent oil November 4, ' 1948, and there were two children of tho marriage. Tho respondent left her in October, 1909, and a warrant was issued for his arrest on a maintenance charge. But ho could not be found. In October last year from information sho received tho warrant was executed. She had not lived with her husband for the past ten years. It came out in the Magistrate's Court last year that the respondent went to the war and had married in England and brought the woman out with him." Mr. O'Lenry stated that the respondent was anxious to get tho divorce; lie > was paying the petitioner's costs and also .£IOO for past maintenance. Corroborative evidence having been given His Honour granted a decree nisi to bo mado absolute in three months, with interim custody of the children.