SUPREME COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7979, 9 December 1911, Page 7

SUPREME COURT

A LAND DEAL. RESCISSION OF AGREEMENT SOUGHT. Legal argument in the case of O’Brien and others v. Jiggers was heard by his Honor tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) at tile Supremo Court yesterday. Tho parties were Frank O' linen Loughnan, 'Thomas Vernon Venables, and Frederick Charles Bennett, plaintiffs, and William i'arqiiliar Eggei's, defendant. Mr A. AV. Blair appeared tor the plaintiffs, and Ah- H. I'. Vou-Haast, with him Mr H. Buddie, for defendant. ' Defendant, by assignment from Bennett, acquired an interest in two sections of land at Island Bay. It was claimed that there was now due under tho transaction tho sum of ,£K!3 8s 4d, balance of the purchase money with interest. Plaintiff Louglman bud acquired tho interest of the original owner of tho land, and plaintiff Venables was interested iu the case us it was from him that Bennett had acquired an interest in the property. Defendant alleged that tho land had been represented to him to have two frontages, whereas it had only cue. He therefore claimed rescission of tho agreoDccision was reserved. A COOK’S CASE, HIS EIGHT TO WORK. 'The case of Pierre Chaplin v. T. W. Young and the Wellington section of tho Australasian Federated Seamen’s Union was resumed before his Honor the Chief Justice (Sir .Robert Stout) yesterday. Plaintiff alleged that by the action of tho defendants ho had been deprived of his employment as ship’s cook. lie claimed A15I) damages, aud also an injunction restraining defendants from committing such action in tho future. At yesterday's hearing Air P. Levi appeared for tho jdaintill and Mr C. It. Dix for the defendants. . His Honor heard evidence and legal argument, and then intimated that ho would take time to consider his decision. Judgment would probably be given on Monday. IN DIVORCE. KELLS v. KELLS. The divorce case of Thomas Roger Kells v. Mary Ann Kells and William Gray was mentioned at tho Supremo Court yesterday. Tho action had been adjourned in order that corroborative evidence might bo obtained by tho petitioner. Yesterday Air P. Levi called thjs evidence, and the Chief Justice < (Sir Robert Stout) granted the decree nisi, to lie made absolute within three months, with costs against tho co-respondent.