SUPREME COURT

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 March 1922, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

CIVIL CASES. 1 i Mr Justice Adams presided over a civil i sitting of tin- Supreme Court yesterdav - ] afternoon. Jaim.-s Allen (Mr F. A. Kitchingham) 1 sued d. A. Hillier (Mr J. W. Hannan) for ' po-ses.-ion of a- farm at Kaiata. Judgment was given for plaintiff, plain- , tiff to recover possession of the lands de- < scribed in the statement- of claim and the 1 sum of £35 for meane profits, defendant to pay plaintiff's costs for the action as • on a, claim for £3OO, with disbursements . and witnesses' expenses to Le fixed by the , Registrar. The counter claim was struck i out, no costs being allowed. 1 IN DIVORCE. ' In the case 'William Davies (Mr \V. J. j Joyce) v. .Margaret Ann Davies (Mr E. A. j Kit-i hingham), it wa.s explafiied that about ; twelve months ago an order was made I tiiat William Daiies should pay'costs oi 1 respondent in defending proceedings lor j divorce on the grounds ot desertion. I’elitioner had not compliei' with the order | and. a summons was issued .or dismissal oi < the petition. 1 An order was made dismissing the peti- ' lion, with costs £lO 10/-. j HOKITIKA .SITTING. \ The. Court will sit at Hokitika- on Mon- ( dav, when the following cases will be i heard :— In Divorce.—Dulcie Ahuiel Bannister v. 1 James Bannister, p.-tilion lor dissolution of marriage. In Bankruptcy. —I-.milj' L. J. Batson, motion lor discharge. Ci-, il.—-J. H. Wilson v. Diggers' Sawmill Co., Ltd., and J. D. Lynch, claim for dishonoured promissory note, £382 Is 9d. Martha, Ellen Alison, of Greymouth, v. ‘ Diggers’ Sawmill Co., Ltd-, claim for dishonoured promissory note, £4OB (to bo heard before a iiri’y of loin). J. L. Fowler, appellant, A. D. Dowell, respondent, appeal from Magistrate’s decision. s There is no criminal business set down.