SUPREME COURT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17108, 14 November 1929, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

MODERATE CALENDAR NEXT WEEK’S SITTING A moderate calendar of criminal aifd civil business has been prepared for hearing by 11 is Honor Mr Jnstieo Ostler at the quarterly sitting of the Supreme Court, whili opens in Gisborne at 10.50 a.m. next Tuesday. Two men are involved in one criminal ease for trial, and the only other ease to occupy the attention of the jury will he the re-trial of a To Araroa, resident on a charge of a. serious nature, m respect to which the jury failed to agree at the last silting of the Court. Only two civil actions, one a claim for damages for injury, are set down for hearing, and several divorce petitions have been filed. A number of motions for discharge ami other bankruptcy matters appear in the list, and His Honor wil also deal with two miscellaneous actions. The following is tho list of business, subject to addition in the criminal section before the opening of the sitting:CRIMINAL BUSINESS For Trial John Nicholas Barbara (Mr. A. ,A. Whitehead), alleged carnal knowledge, one charge (re-trial). George Lawrence Evans (Mr. L. T. Burnard and Mr. S. V. Bcaufov) and Andrew Wilfred Stewart Murray (Mr. R. G. G. Bain), alleged theft, one charge. For Bentcuce Ann Poi, concealment, of birth, at Port Awaiiui, one charge. CIVIL BUSINESS Before Judge Alone Percy Breingan and Gordon Wilfrecr lireignan (Air. rleaufoy) v. Alexander David Fletcher and Daniel Murphy (Air. J. S. Wauchop), claim for £•'1045 damages for injury. Phoebe Ncw.man (Air. D. E. Chrisp) v. Harold Hubert Carr, motion lor writ of prohibition. IN DIVORCE Before Judge Alone John Edmund Brosnahan (Mr. T. A. Coleman) v. Lily Agnes Brosnahan (Mr. L. T. Burnard), on ground of separation. Maude Marion Marsh (Mr Bcaufov) v. Norman Legrow Marsh, on ground of desertion. Benjamin Albert Palmer (Air. L. T. Burnard) v. Audrey Elsie Palmer, petition for restitution of conjugal rights. Louisa Thompson (ATr. Wauchop) v. Alfred William Thompson, .on ground of separation. Aland Mary Norris (Mr. Whitehead) v. Samuel Norris, on ground of desertion. pearl Phyllis Anderson (Air. Burnard) v. Horace John Anderson, on ground of separation. William Fiddis (Air. Burnard) v. Maria Fiddis (Air. Coleman), motion for decree absolute. Elbe Ellen Caroline Moore (Air. Whitehead), v. Francis Stanley Geoffrey Moore (Mr. Wauchop), motion for decree absolute.

Louisa Maud Leslie (Air. Burnard) v. John Aloysius Leslie (Mr. Alaync), motion for decree absolute and petition for permanent maintenance. IN BANKRUPTCY Hugh Caskey Williamson (Air. F. W. Nolan), motion by Official Assignee for directions. Hugli Telford (Mr. Burnard) ex parte Samuel Kirkpatrick (Air. Coleman), motion to set aside transactions as null and void. Aloticms for Discharge Hugh Telford (Mr. Burnard). Charles Robert William Scott (Air. Burnard), Tommy Teipi (Mr. AVauchop), Christopher Augustivc Walsh (Mr. Wauchop), Philip Andrew Moore (Mr. E. T. Brosnahan), and Henry William Trotnmn. MISCELLANEOUS Alary Elizabeth Smith (Mr. Burnard) v. Abbotsford 1 Smith (Air. J. Kinder), petition by latter for variation ,of order for alimony. Poverty Bay Engineering Co., Ltd., as assignee of Hydro-Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (Mr. Willoek) v. John Joseph Danger, motion to enforce award under Arbitration Act, 1908.