CASE DISMISSED

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1933, Page 5

CASE DISMISSED

DIVORCE PE r IJIJION '- .pj--f: 7 .-5 Art*' ' •• WIFE NOW SEEKS ANNULMENT. (Pt Press Associdtiofir— Copytight.\

' '.LAXJp KfLANB; " AMgust' 17. The hoanttg. wa s xoßcluded.? in- the Supreme Court -, to-day : of . ‘the petition for divorce brought -by Kenneth Rahiri George Richuidfon against. Mop*. Mary fcchard6ofiL v /The petitioner leged misconduct.to /■■■ ... jury - fbund ‘that ‘ not. misconduct had occurred .and. the,-petition was dismissed, * with costs, against tho petition.!’., , ; - '

The 'case Jia s wListed; tor -seven ddye. It ‘was heard'hfcfqrefJudge-Snciith. 'The -petitione r cited'' a,s : corespondent Harry Reginald Jenkins', ‘ exM.P.. of ‘-Auckland, and claimed from him 1 £l;0Q0 damages. The judge instructed the jury > they had : three follows Did- A-lie .-.respondent commit misconduct-with ,(2) did . the’■co-respondent, comnijt misconduct with' ‘respondent? f(3) damages, if any. .;■-- . ; ;,;'i' :i %, . The jm’y retired then returtted at when.' tbe foreman 'announced that theip .answer t.o the questions -Noi l' 'and 'NO', 2 was “no.” ' / .-v. ‘

•; Mr Singer, whq appcardl for .the respondent, asked .that they\petition, be dismissed, / ..\ His’ Honour : i “Yes.'■ . The "petition is dismissed•.....>•>.' ' v •, \ Mr Singer asked far, costs on, be'h»lt of. .the .respondent; ; ?Mr Johnstpro also requested' costs, bn ..behalf 'of the co-respondent; V‘-> '-to- -'

Costs were gpapfed in -each -c»se. ■*. ’ Mr Sjnger;• syl-have,'mV client’« • iratruptions,'' 'sir,L;' to. g! I sh if you vyiTl be .good enough, to* ‘•heaf, her . divorce petition to-morrow. ■ T : think I may. openly, put ;jt that. she. .w.ish'es’ to fd hcTiself .»f her husband’s najne. She has bleofed her tname, and 6 he wishes to he clear of he--, husband. ‘Hi s Honqur t “Mr *'Justice He-dmim

will be 'hearjng 'divorce' tb-morrow. ’ ; ~Mr 'Singer: ‘T 'thank ybuj-.Sir. ' I will mention it to him.” ;.j