SUPREME COURT

Southland Times, Issue 19518, 18 May 1922, Page 6

SUPREME COURT

CASES FOR INVERCARGILL SITTING. following cases have been set down for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Invercargill commencing on Tuesday May 23. CRIMINAL. For trial: ( Rex v. Stevens (Mr Reed), alleged < theft. < For sentence: Rex v. Lonneker, arson. Rex v. Shaw, receiving stolen property : (two charges). / Rex v. Stewart, breaking, entering and theft and escaping from legal custody. CIVIL. Before the Judge alone: Thomas Holland (Mr Raines) v. Edward Tobin (Mr Macalister i, accounts. J. L. McG. Watson and another v. Bessie McKeeman and another (Mr Macalister), specific performance, (Michael J. Lynch (Mr Macalister) v. Robertson and others (Mr Stout), claim £4OO moneys alleged to be due under terms of will. Counter-claim for possession of furniture and damages. Robert Russell (Mr Eustace Russell) 'v. Arthur Neville West (Mr Longuet), claim for £456, interest alleged to be*”due. Robert A. Anderson (Mr Macalister) v. John Looney and another (Mr Eustace Russell), claim for £3OB 16s Bd, moneys alleged to be due for grazing rights. / William Stevenson (Mr Stout) v. Nightcaps Coal Co., specific performance. IN DIVORCE. Before the Judge and a common jury of twelve: Edward Byron (Mr Smith) v. Emmeline Byron. (Mr* Irwinfc) dissolution on thie grounds of alleged adultery. George Durry (Mr Russeli) v. Mary Durry (Mr Reed), dissolution under 1928 Act. Before the Judge alone: Frank Colvin (Mr Russell) v. Lena M. Colvin, dissolution on the grounds of alleged adultery. Thomas P. Robinson (Mr Russell) v. Ada Robinson, dissolution under 1920 Act. John F. (Mr Stout) v. Delia A Vette (Mr Haggitt), petition for permanent alimony and motion for decree absolute. IN BANKRUPTCY. In re William John .Boyd (Mr Stout), motion to declare certain payments void. Ln re William John Boyd (Mr Macalister), motion for discharge. In re Duncan M. Sutherland, (Mr Macalister) motion to declare certain j/ayments void. In re Duncan M. Sutherland (Mr Raines), , motion for discharge. v IN BANCO. John Moir (Mr Aitken) v. Southland Farmers Co-op. Association (Mr Bowler), summons for removal of action into Supreme Court. Fitswilliam Pagan (Mr Reed) v. John Carroll (Mr Macalister), appeal under Justices of the Peace Act. IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. Union Steamship Company, (Mr Russell) v. ship West Hepburn (Mr Stout) claim for £lOl5 damages for colfision. WELLINGTON CRIMINAL SESSIONS (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 17. At the Supreme Court, George Bowden, charged with burglary and theft of jewellery at Petone, was found not guilty on these counts but guilty on a third count of receiving stolen goods. A witness said that prisoner had approached him and said he could clean up £2OO worth at another place. Witness said that he would have nothing to do with such business. Prisoner was remanded until to-morrow for sentence. NEW PLYMOUTH SITTINGS. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 17. In the Supreme Court this morning a series"of four charges were made against Herbert Thomas Allen, < resident of New Plymouth of carrying on the business or occupation of a bookmaker. Three specific charges were laid in. respect to transactions on January 30, February 1, and February 11, and a charge was also laid covering a period from January 30 to February 11, embracing all the transactions. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.