INTERPROVINCIAL.
I'or Press Association. Welmn’oton, Aug Corv, the liberated French escapee, left for Auckland this at tern ton In the Supreme Court this afternoon, the case of If K Stapleton v J Smith, claiming LnOo for alleged malicious prosecution, was heard. Plaintiff, a draper’s assistant, was formerly employed in To Aro House, owned by defendant, and the latter, missing an umbrella, charged S‘ pbt •’**: 1 ' M viiur it in his possession, and obtained a search warrant against him. iiie evidence showed that the umbrella bad been pu-ohused at a clothing c-st: Vi 'shrnent, in W«>Uii No evidence wa-called by defendant. o paid L'Pi into ourt as ample con pt. tion. After twiniy minutes di.-cu.-sion the jury jeturne l a v-rdict *-f JACK), costs being fix-.d ace inling to scale. Application wiil be made to stay extent ion, as it is intended to move tor a new trial on the grounds that the damages ?.fc excessive,
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 24 August 1888, Page 2
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155INTERPROVINCIAL. Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 24 August 1888, Page 2
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