CHRISTCHURCH. July 21.

North Otago Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1334, 22 July 1876, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH. July 21.

The oase of Turner ?. William Wilion and Monk, which hM oooupied the Supreme Court all the week, waa concluded to-day. The object of the action was to remove Wilaon from the trusteeihip in the estate of the late 0. B. Turner. The evidence for the plaintiff went to show that Wil«on acted as sole trustee during the period of ■evoral yean, and supplied a large quantity of grass ■eed and trees to the estate from his own shop; the former boing bad and highpriced, and the trees planted on the boundary of the estate adjoining Wilton's hop garden, suoh trees not being required for the improvement of the estate ; also that h« mad* sundry investments on.

behalf of the estato ntttttde his powert at trustee, and otlu'iwuQ iiiHiimnugnd th» affairs of hid trust Wilson and three other witnesses gave vvidenco to rebut this, and it wm originally intruded to call more, but during tho adjournment for luncheon to-day, tho counsel engaged in the case agreea, with tho concurrence of the judge, upon a settlomont of tho case without itt going to the jury. Tho batit of thli ife that Wilton rwuiids all monoyi expended upon grata teed, truet, bauk tharet and subtoriptiont, with 8 j>or cent, interest from the time of such t>x)>onditure, dating back to five years ago. Alto that Wilton it to take over curtain mortgages effected by him with monoy belong* ing to the eitate, pay the whole oostt of the case, and retire from bin position M trustee. The restitution thus to bo made with interest and court coats will pro* bably reaoh from L7000 to L8000. Th« cane hat caused great excitoment, af Wilton occupies a prominent position in Ohristohuroh, of which ho was one* mayor. On the recommondntion of the judge it was deoided to doimrt from the rule of giving jurymen only one guinea for the oat*, and give them one guinea each per day.