APPEAL COURT
(United Press Association.)
WELLINGTON’, This Day. The Appeal'Court was engaged hearing an appeal against a new trial in the divorce case of Daniel r Lranter, of Christchurch, against Lucy Tranter and James Lamb, of Sydney, hotelkeeper. Th ejury awarded £ll5OO damages and counsel for co-respondent moved for a new trial on the ground that the damages were excessive. This was granted and Tranter appeals. The point of the case is that it is established law that damages are purely compensatory' and not punitive. Messrs F. D. Sargent and M. Cousins are for the appellant, and Messrs A. T. Donnelly and A. W. Brown for the respondent. Counsel said Hbat this was the first ease for a great many years'in the British Empire, where an application was made for a now trial merely on the grounds of excessive damages. The last case reported was in 1798.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19250717.2.36
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 July 1925, Page 4
Word Count
147APPEAL COURT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 July 1925, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.