Unhappy Marriages

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 259, 1 November 1940, Page 9

Unhappy Marriages

SUPREME COURT GRANTS DIVORCES Several petitions -for. divorce were presented to the Chief Justice, Sir. Michael Myers, in the Palmerston North Supreme Court yesterday.. Leslie Paul Hastings (Mr. Lovell), engineet of Palmerston North, sought divorce from Gladys Beatrice Hastings, of Wellington, on the grounds of adultery, Robert Arnold Jackson, of Wellington, being named as co-respondent. Petitioner said he was married on November 29, 1939. His wife had given him a written admission of misconduct. Evidence of tne' parties having been observed together in suspicious circumstances was also given after which His Honour, granted a decree nisi to be moved aosolute after three months. Frederick George Rout, bus driver, of Enannon (Mr. L. u. H. Sinclair) pleaded separation for more than tnreo years in asking ior divorce irorn Elizabeth Emily Rout, of Nelson. The parties were married on December 11, 1899, but separated in 1915. Since then he had not seen her except for once three years aiter the separation nor had he heard from her. ‘You have waited a Jong time," commented His Honour. Petitioner: “Yes." “What is your idea of wanting a divorce now?" Petitioner: “Just that i would like to be free." A decree nisi was granted to be moved absolute after tnree months. Ethel May Jackson, of Palmerston North (Mr. L. G. H. Sinclair) sought divorce from Robert Arnold Jackson, labourer, of Wellington, whom she married on October 22, 1924, on tne grounds of separation ior more than throe years. Tne parties entered into a deed to live part in March, 1937. There wore four cniidreu and sne asked for custody of two of them. A decree nisi to be moved absolute after three months was grant* ed together with tno custody of the two chiiurcn requested. {Separation for more than three years was also tne basis of a petition by William Jonn 'Turnpenny, civil servant, of napier (Mr. A, »V. fortt). He married Aima Winifred Turnpenny at Gnristenuren on December 11, 1919, and they agreed to live apart in 1939, his wife going to Wellington. A decree nisi to oe made absolute after three months, was granted. Decrees absolute wore granted iu the following cases:—Jessie Ogilvie Oliver (Mr. A. B, Loughnau) v. Leslie George Oliver; Phyllis Myrtle Thompson (Mr. J. M. Gordon) v. Ronald Vivian Thompson; ivy Winifred Hemmingson (Mr. Lovell) v. Geoffrey Francis Hemmingson; Myrtle Phyllis Morrison (Mr. T. M. N. Rodgers) v. Percy Thomas Morrison; Royco Henry Martin (Mr. G. E. Rowe) v. Rachel Ethel Martin; Margaret Irene Birkinshaw (Mr. G. 1. McGregor) v. Edison Montague Birkinshaw.