SUPREME COURT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 200, 17 August 1921, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

i The NEXT NAPIER SESSION. The following further cases have been set down for the Supreme Court session, commencing in Napier on Tuesday:— j CIVIL. ■ George W. Estaugh, Sydney A. Estaugh and John Treneman, engineers and importers, v. Arthur William Allen. farmer, of Tomoana, £385 15s, balance of money Allegedly due in respect of the purchase%f a car. John Buddick v. Charles Doggett, £654 15s balance of purchase money of a carrying plant. Richard Collins Vercoe ▼. Janies Unit, £728 3s 6d, damages to plaintiff and his property allegedly caused by defendant’s negligent driving. G. C. Ormond, J. D. Ormond and P. 8. McLean v. George Portas, Hastings, labourer, plea for a declaration in respect of the ownership of property. John William Hopper. Wairoa hotel keeper v. Srnold Arthur Grensidc, Blackburn farmer, plea for specific performance of contract, or alternatively, £JOOO damages. George E. Horton, car painter, Hastings, v. George D. Williams, motor engineer, claim for possession of premises and £34 5s GdTasman John Chamberlain Gurr v. Rosalie Helen Gurr, claim for possession of hou’phold goods, or their value, £3OO. William Livingstone Chrystal, Tutira, ' sheepfarmcr, v. E. Allen, Tangoio. , sheepfarmer, claim for £2lB 7s 6d for 1 damages caused by defendant’s alleged ■ ’negligent driving. NEW PLYMOUTH SESSIONS. N New Plymouth. August 16. The Sunremo Court sessions open« - to-day, Mr. Justice Salmon In his chare© to the Grand Jury Honour said he legretted to note th-a s all the case* for the present criminal i sittings concerned sexual offences. I True bills were returned in all cases, j "William Webberley. who pleaded ■ guilty to incest at Kaponga in Ma> j wab sentenced to fivb years’ imprison i ment with hard labour. His Honour - in addressing the accused, pointed ou. - that the crime was the most abhorrent > of offences. Hilda L. Davey, a young marriec ' woman, who had pleaded guilty in th. Lower Court to the theft of about £4O was admitted to two years’ probation