PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
INTERVENTION BY MEMBERS OF PUBLIC. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 1. The intervention by mejnbers of the public to prevent the making absolute of a decree nisi in a divorce, probably the first such case in New Zealand, occupied the attention of Mr Justice Adams and a jury of twelve iu the Supreme Court this afternoon, on the ground that marital relations had been resumed since the granting of the decree nisi on September 1, 1922. Mabel Carter, of Sydenham, moved for the cancellation of the decree nisi granted to John Smith, railway foreman, against his wife, Clara Maria Smith, on the ground of her adultery with Frederick Williams. Evidence as to the- parties having cohabited since the date of the decree was tendered by Mrs Smith and other witnesses, and the further hearing was adjourned till to-morrow.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 645, 2 March 1923, Page 5
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141PETITION FOR DIVORCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 645, 2 March 1923, Page 5
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