CONTESTED DIVORCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23830, 4 December 1940, Page 14

CONTESTED DIVORCE

DECISION RESERVED Further evidence in support, of the respondent's answer was hoard by Mr. Justice Johnston when the hearing of the divorce petition of Victor Snick, merchant (Mr. Singer), against. Quoonie .Amelia .Mavis Salek (.Mr. Dickson) was continued in the Supremo Court, yesterday. The husband based his petition oil a separation agreement entered into on September 11. !!W7, which he allowed had been in lull force and effect e\or since The wile opposed the petition on the ground thai the separation agreement had boon cancelled by association between the pai'lies ill .March, p-)MS. Alter hearing counsel. His Honor said ho would road the evidence in previous proceedings between the parlies and the judgment of Mr. Justice Callan for the light they might throw on the credibility of witnesses and the characters of the parties. Me would give judgment the following alternoon, and if lie concluded that the separation had boon effective for three years, then it would be open lor Mr. Dickson to go on with his second deleiioe, that the separation had been brought about hv the wrongful acts and conduct, of the pot it inner.

UNDEFENDED CASES SKYKIiA!; I'KTITIONS CHANTED Several undefended divorce petitions wore granted in tlu' Supreme Court yesterday by .Mr. .1 usfice Fair. Decrees nisi were granted io Violet Cullerne (Mr. Noble) against Leslie Carrd Cullerne, and to Benjamin Wallace Hodds Ceorge (Mr. M. RobinsoiO against Hilda George, on the ground of separation for more than three years. On the ground of the husband's failure to comply with an order for restitution oi conjugal rights, Annie .Maud Wells (Mr. I'cee) was granted a decree ni.si against I'ubinstein Wells (Mr. Meek). i)esertion was the ground on which a decree nisi was issued to Mary Maud Martin (Mr. Winter) against Thomas Martin.