PECULIAR LAW POINT
FIRES WIFE'S PRO- , PERTY. NO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY INCURRED. JPrbsb Association. —CopvaiaoT. \ V (Received 9.10 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. . A peculiar point was raised in the District Court. A man was chargedwith setting fire to his wife's houes.. Counsel contended that under.the, law? no husband or wife cohabiting can incur criminal responsibility by doing or' omitting any act regarding the prosperity 'of the othei. ' The judge, upheld the point, and dismissed the case.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 February 1913, Page 5
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75PECULIAR LAW POINT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 February 1913, Page 5
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