DIVORCE DECREES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22769, 1 July 1937, Page 15

DIVORCE DECREES

UNDEFENDED CASES

SEVEN PETITIONS GRANTED

Seven undefended divorce petitions were granted by Mr. Justice Reed in the Supreme Court yesterday. In describing how she came to leave a, flat in which she had been living with her husband, George Eeelestone, at Thames in 1926, Emma Barran Ecclestone (Mr. Nutsford) said her husband became rather Uoo familiar with the landlady. Witness had to leave the flat, but her husband was allowed to stav on. When she went back to the place for her belongings she found lie had gone. She met him later, but iic refused her request that ho should maKo a home for her. She had not seen him since 1927. A decree nisi was issued to the wife on the ground of desertion. "He said he would go," said Mary Catherine Lyall Burry (Mr. Elwartli), describing the circumstances of: Jier separation from Samuel George Burry in November, 1926. She said they were married in AVcllington in April, 1920. Her husband had no settled occupation, and for 12 months prior to November, 1926, he started to get into debt, bho was at work all the time, and her savings had to go to pay his debts He agreed to go, and she had lost all trace of him since 1929. A decree nisi was n ; s j M . as granted to Pearl Christina Brown (Mr. Elwartli) against John Arthur Brown on the ground of his desertion of her since Maich, LMI. On the ground of separation existing for more than three years, decrees nisi were issued in the following eases:— John Ferguspn Johnstone (All. Elwartli) against Zeinia Johnstone ; Doris Pearson against Millcs Pearson; Alfred Fdwud Allan Ald ridge (Mr 11. S rl) against Coral Alice Elsie AUlridge William Arthur Mason (Mr. Elwartli) against Florence Barbara Mason. HUSBANDS AND WIVES ORDERS TO RETURN Two restitution orders, one to a husband and one to a wife, were made by Mr. Justice, Keed in the Supreme Court yesterday. Jennie Isobol Margaret Cox (M . Dickson) asked for an order for the return of George Galloway Cox, to whom she was married in March, 1933. 8«! that l;o m « tcaclicr of dancing, and had left her to go to south about a year ago. In the case of Rudolph Matthew Joseph Franich (Mr. Dickson) who sought an order for restitution of conjural rights against Margaret Jane fcio Franich.. the saul thev were married m Octoliei, J _ • His wife left, him in December, 1936, unrl 7*pfused to return. • In each case His Honor made an order for the respondent to return to the petitioner within 14 days.