SUPREME COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12430, 20 February 1901, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

: Tuesday, Feb.- 19. ', IN CHAMBERS; ■ ■ 'His 'lonor, Mr Justice Denniston held a sitting in Chambers at 10.30 a.m. Re lary Jane Smith, deceased.—Mr Maude loved for letters of administration, ■which Ib Honor granted. Re Mry Power, deceased..—Mr Izard moved ft letters 'of administration. , His Honor gmted the application, sureties to bo dispened with. Re Suinnah Peake Rouse, deceased.— Mr Hall or Mr Co-tt-erill) moved lor letters of adminiirati'on, which his Honor granted, the sureth to be affirmed by the Registrar. ■ Probatevas granted of the will of Andrew Chrystall, deceased (Mr Ross for Mr Rhodes), 3d of the will of Fiaxton Homersham, decised (Mr Maude). Trustee Mb and Amendment Act, 1899, and re J. t. Brett.—'Mr Badger moved for discharge fun trusteeship and for consideration of theßegistrar’s report. Mr Stringer appeared t J. H. Brett and Mr Slater for Gr, Thoms. ’ His Honor refused the motion, costs 1 Is each. Thomson-. Hume and others (Westland). —This was, motion on a summons for. a change of vine. Mr Hall appeared for Mi Stringer, ed applied to have the case ■held over tj Friday. His Honor granted the applicatn. iIN DIVORCE. Smith y. Sith.—Mr M’Gonnel moved for dispensationf personal service. His Honor ruled that ( psonal service of citation and petition on ie respondent should be dispensed wit-band 1 that an abst-rapt of the citation as stlecl) by the Registrar should be advertisei.in the Christchurch newspapers. Hooper v. tooper.—Mr Bates moved on a summons !• attachment, etc., and his Honor adjoin'd the hearing till Friday. ;