SUPREME COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26285, 17 October 1946, Page 8

SUPREME COURT

QUARTERLY SESSION CASES FOR HEARING The quarterly session of the Supreme Court will commence on Tuesday before Mr Justice Kennedy. There are two prisoners for sentence, and the following list of cases has beep set down for hearing:— CRIMINAL Thomas Gibson Waters (Mr I. B. Stevenson).— Alleged false pretences. Hyman Julius Isaacs (Mr O. G. Stevens).—Alleged procuring abortion. Bertram Andersen—Aleged false pretences (nine charges). . Stephen Christopher William Blyth (Mr I. B. Stevenson). —Alleged forgery and alleged uttering a false docum ßussell Vincent Gibson (Mr E. J. Anderson).— Alleged negligent driving of motor vehicle, causing death. CIVIL (Before a judge and jury of 12) Frederick Charles Smith (Mr F. B. Adams) v. H. L. Tapley and Co., Ltd., and the Port Line, Ltd. (Mr A. N. Haggitt).—Claim for £2139 9s special damages and £ISOO general damages for injuries alleged to have been received whilst unloading a boat. (Before a judge alone) Perpetual Trustees Estate and Agency Company ot New Zealand, Ltd., and another (Mr J. C. Mowat) v. Andrew Donaldson and others (Mr J G. Warrington and Mr D. Ramsay)—Claim for decree for probate in solemn form. . , , „ ■ Joseph Cowie Nichols (Mr P. S. Anderson) v. Trustees Executors and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., and others.—Claim for order rectifying the trust deed relating to the Mary Cowie Nichols Trust Fund. Hector George McCaughan (Mr E. J Smith) v. James Henry Brook (Mr D. Ramsay) .-Claim for specific performance of an agreement for sale and purchase of properly. IN DIVORCE Elizabeth Eyre Osborn (Mr E. J. Smith) v. Henry William Osborn (Mr F G. Duncan).—Petition for dissolution of marriage and custody, on the grounds of three years’ alleged wilful desertion. . In addition, there are nine undefended petitions for restitution ot conjugal rights and 27 undefended petitions for disolution of marriage for hearing.