THE SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2127, 28 February 1908, Page 1

THE SUPREME COURT.

LIST Ob' BUSINESS. Tho half-yearly sitting'of the Supreme Court will open on Monday noxt at 10.30 a.m. His Honor Mr J ustice Chapman, ■ who is to preside., arrives Irom south to-morrow morning, and will consider Chamber and Banco business at 11 a.m. T 1.110 CM I M IM AI, LIST. The following criminal cases are set down lor hearing:—lra Toto, theft (tor sentence); Erin Tutarakukanikn, theft; John Scagar llueklaml, theft; John Godfrey, theft; Junes Gilbert Watt, making a false declaration for tho purpose of obtaining a certificate under the Marriage Act; James Malone, carnally knowing an imbecile woman; Hire Alatenga, theft from dwelling of Alfred Brothers; Joseph Burke, perjury; Ernest Lind, assault with intent to cause actual bodily harm; James Campbell, wilful damage to a ship, with intent to render her useless; David Johnson, theft; Hubert Charles Brown, assault e losing actual bodily harm; Hare Matenga, theft of horse; Daisy Siinmolhag and Minnie McNeil, theft from the person ; Hare Matenga., theft from the dwelling of William Dooley; Frederick Sydney Spencer, breaking and entering a ([welling and stealing therefrom, CIVIL CASES. Sarah Hulli Cooper and others (Mr G. Stock) v. John Golem m and others (Air W. L. Rees) : That- the Court will direct John Coleman to transfer one equal six-sevenths of,the block of land mentioned in the claim to the plaintiffs. , ■" i'v Te Hanna Hapo (Air W. L. Jiees) v. Wateno Huka and Kiwi Rota (Mr E. T. Foote): (1) Value of 26 pigs destroyed by defendant:-, £26; (2) injunction restraining delemlints from killing more. Walter'Robert Aitkin (Air E. U. Mann) v. Common, iShelton and Co. (Air V. Barker): Damages for breach of contract, £.IOOO. Uaraina Rarekaipake (Air J. E, S. Bailey) v. John Coleman and AVilliam Douglas Lysnnr (Air V. Barker): (1) For £-166 difference between real value of D' block when sold, and tho which defendant sold same, with interest at 6 aer cent; (2) £202 10s rent of said dock, with interest; (3) that paymonts'of certain moneys be disallowed, and that judgment he entered for amounts with interest; (4) that the claim of defendants for £97 for moneys lent he referred to tuo Registrar for inquiries; (5) for an account of tile sum of £I2OO alleged to have been received by Mr Lysnar for and on behalf of the testator on the footing set out; (0). for all necessary accounts and inquiries. Sadie Jessie Watson (sometimes known as Jessie Whatman) (Mr T. Alston Coleman) v. Joseph Burke (Air G. Stock): Claim for £499 damages for alleged slander. Jessie Aitkenhead Stewart (Mr T.

Alston Coleman) v. the Chairman, Councillors and inhabitants of the Conn tv of Wairoa (Air IT. Humphries) : * Claim for (1) £IOO damages for trespass and injury; (2) injunction against. defendants trespassing on property. Wetini Hikiningi and others (Mr G. Hutchinson) v. James AVrey Nolan (Air Al. Myers): Claim for decree that defendant holds Maraotaha 2A, 2 and 3 as trustee for plaintiffs, subject to such payment as shall on taking accounts he found payable. Same v. the East Coast .Commissioner (Thomas A. Coleman, of Gisborne) (Air Al. Myers): Claim (a) lor discovery in respect to the matters and things mentioned in paragraph 3 of statement of claim; (b) that accounts be taken under the direction of the Court as to all moneys received for or on account of the land mentioned in the statement of claim by the defendant or by himself as Commissioner in relation thereto; (c) an order or decree that the balance which may be found to be payable in respect of the said land or incidental thereto- be paid into the Court, to he distributed as tho Court may direct. Horamona Turoa and others (Air G. Hutchinson) v. Frederick Hull and William Oswald Skeet, executors of the will of John Alfred Harding, deceased (Air Al. Alyers): Claim that defendants be ordered forthwith, or within such reasonable time as this Court may direct, to file an inventory of'the estate and effects of John Alfred Harding, deceased. ; Wiliams and Kettle. Ltd., (Air F. W. Nolan) v. AVilliam Alorice. Francis Alorice and David Alorice (Air G. Stock): Claim for £679 3s commission on sale of property and stock at Te Aroha lor £15,279 15s, or alternately, such sum as the Court may fix upon. r. • Note : The caso of Aitkin v. Common, Shelton and Co., and of AAilliams and Kettle v. Alorice are jury

Cl ’ lS<! *’ BANCO MATTERS. AVilliam Brady, applicant (AJr G. Stock) and AVilliam Maddern (respondent) : Appeal from decision of Stipendiary Alagistrate at vUsboinc. (Selby* Burson (Air H. J. Finn) v. AVilliam Alfred Barton, b.AI., and Albert Mioliael Lewis: Application for writ of prohibition to prohibit defendant from further proceeding on an order under the provisions of the imprisonment for Debt Act, 1574; for an order staying all further proceedings, pending the hearing of this motion ;'and, further, that defendant Lewis he ordered to pay the costs ot nid incidental to these proceedings. CHAMBER MATTERS. . Sadie Jessie AVatson (othewise known as AVliatman) (Air T. Alston Coleman) v. Joseph Burke (Mr u. Stock): For an order that the action be tried by a jury of four. j„ the matter of Earnest Grenville Matthews (Air C. A. DeLautour): For admission as a solicitor ot tlie Supreme Court. Hikiraiigi and others (Air G. Hutchinson) v. -James AVrey Nolan, (Mi AL. Alyers): Summons to show cause wliv the plaintiff's should not have leave to deliver interrogations for the examination of defendant. ■lie same v> Frederick Hall and another (Air AL Myers): Summons to show cnise why tho plaintiffs should not have leave lor the examination of the defendant, Frederick of Hannah O’Sullivan (Mr H. J. Finn), wife of Patrick 0 Sullivan (All- G. Stock), praying that six of the infant children of the parties remain in the-custody of the petition APPLICATIONS UNDER DIVORCE Frederick George Rowley, petitioner (Air A T. Coleman), Al irgaiet Josephine Rowley, respondent and Gus. Dowley, co-respondent: 1 etition for dissolution of marriage on ground of alleged adultery. Petition of James Andrew AA ilson (Air H. Bright) for a decree dissolving marriage between petitioner and Christ ini AVilson. Annie Howard, petitioner (Mr E. H Ala nil) and George Howard: Letition for dissolution of marriage on ground of desertion.