IN DIVORCE

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1937, Page 3

IN DIVORCE

c AN UNUSUAL OBJECTION. .j. ,;f (P|r Press Association.—Copy ngliii AUCKLAND; June 8. The unusual course of the Solicitorleueral intervening when a motion to iave a decree nisi moved absolute, was ,akqii th?«j morning at the Supremo 2ourt, before Justice CulJen. The parlies were Geoffrey Squire Radley, fruit md produce' merchant of Christchurch aid Dorothy Wlialley Radley. The husjaiid was represented by Mr Finlay and dr Maekay. Mrs Radley was not repreented. Mr V. R. Meredith appeared for the Solicitor-General and it was submitted >y intervenor that the decree nisi made ly Justice Fair-in November, 1936, was ibtained contrary to justice owing to ertain material facts- not being placed eford'llm court. It was alleged that he separation' agreement upon which ho petition for divorce was based and diioh had been entered into in August. ■ 932 had- not been continuously in nrce for three years down to the date f theideevee nisi, in as much as-inter-iiittentJaots of intimacy had taken ilacebetween ; the parties on numerous ccasions between January 27, 1933 and ruly 32, ’1934. It was also alleged that :ii agreement to separate Was ended n Christchurch on .or about June 16, 934, -iwhen Radley requested hi s wife o return .to live with him. and she greed to Ho so. It was also submitted hat if the agreement to separate was n full force and effect for the statutory j hree years, the agreement was du e to rrongful actg anti conduct of Rkdley.