SUPREME COURT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4983, 16 April 1889, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

(By Telegraph.)

HOKITIKA, Apeil 15

The Supreme Court sittings commenced today before Mr Justice Denniston. There was no criminal business. The chief civil case is Vincent against the Eailway Department, a claim of £3OO for special damages, and £I2OO general damages, for injuries resulting in the loss of a foot sustained whilst working on the coal wharf at Qroymouth. Mr Joynt, of Christchurch, leads for the defence. Only one witness’s evidence was completed to-day. Plaintiff’s cross-examination is half over. INVERCARGILL, Apeil 15. In the Supreme Court to-day were commenced the actions Bank of New Zealand v. Wilson, Taine and Company, auctioneers, for the recovery of £960 duo on dishonoured promissory notes, and a cross action in which the firm claim £2OOO damages, alleging that their business had been injured through the action of the bank in dishonouring a cheque while sufficient funds lay to their credit in their No. 3 account to meet the cheque. The actions cause much interest in the district, several farmers being involved in the promissory note transactions. Defendants admitted the bank’s claim. They were under examination all day, and deposed that the business had been destroyed by the action of the bank in treating as an ordinary account the No. 3 account, which, it was alleged, had been specially created to deal with the proceeds of the season’s wool sales, and to secure the interests of vendors, and refusing to honour any cheques till arrangements had been made to reduce their general overdraft, • which had stood at about £2OOO for several years. In cross-examination it was admitted that the firm had received upwards of £6OO from clients to retire the bills for which the bank sued. The hearing is likely to last a day or two.