THE ONION SEED CASE.
Tho appeal case of Millard and Sathorloy v. Dodgshnn, arising out of the Brightwater onion seed case, was then called on. Mr Harley appeared for the. appellants (the plaintiffs in the original action, and the respondents in the late appeal to the District Court) and Mr Pitt for tho respondents. . Mr Pitt raised tho objection that the Magistrates' Courts Act of 1893 conta ined a provision, the intention of which was that in cases of appeal iu the Nols.on and West Coast districts the Distriot Court should take the place of the Supreme Court, He theroforo submitted that no appeal could lie from the District Court to the Supreme Court, but that the appeal, if any, must he to the Court of Appeal direct. His Honor said that no provision was made for appeal to.the Court of Appeal. Mr Pitt said that such an appeal could
be if " Distriot Court •' was raad for " Supreme Court." His Honor : The Act doea not say so. Mr Harley submitted that the present appeal could lie under Section 16 of the District Court Amendment Aot of 1888. His Honor said that he thought an appeal could be made dirSch from the Distriot Court to the Court of Appeal. He woulld however, consider the point, and give his ruling this morning.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXII, Issue 272, 24 November 1898, Page 2
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