FARTHING DAMAGES

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 7

FARTHING DAMAGES

NEGOZIO DIVORCE CASE

DECREE NISI GRANTED.

(DMIIBB rr.CH ASiOCIATION.-COreillSHT.)

_„ T SYDNEY, 23rd November. Ihe Judge, when summing op in the J>egozio divorce, said there was a great mass of evidence which was dearly not evidence ■ against the co-respondent. They had not had evidence of an act of adultery. The evidence of flirtation aboard ship showed no more than went on on every ship. Much had been said about the co-re-spondent s want of courage in not going into the witness-box, but his official position had to be considered, and his courage, or want of it, had nothing, to do with the cage.

The jury, after six hours' retirement, found, by a majority of nine to three, that, misconduct had been proved, and awarded one farthing damages. On the issues raised on behalf of the respondent alleging cruelty and misconduct the jury found unanimously in favour of the petitioner. A decree nisi, returnable in six months, was granted. The co-respond-ent was ordered to pay costs, except the costs as to the issues of cruelty and adultery, alleged by the respondent.

The petitioner in the case was Francisco Negozio, a prominent shipping agent, and the co-respondent Luigi Yjtah, Italian Consula. Nogozia claimed £5000 damages.