SUPREME COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, 15 May 1912, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

WELLINGTON SESSIONS. (For E’ress Association!) Wellington, May 1 ■!. The divorce case, John McYicker v. Emily Sfirah .McYicker, for dissolution of marriage on tin; ground of desertion, was to have come before Mr ~ Justice Chapman and a jury to-day. The petition was filer! four years ago, when respondent obtained an order for Ig security for her own costs, which was 8 never complied with. Respondent | was not herself in a position to take any action until just recently, when she waived the order and filed her answer asking for a dissolution on the ground of desertion. Mr P. W. Jackson, counsel for petitioner, said that K the matter was of so long standing I that he had got out of touch with ? the husband. He had now located I him at Napier. They were in eomi. mnnication, and conns:-! was awaiting | a letter. 11" mentioned that ?JeViekIcrs might not desire to go on with the petition, in which case the wile’s prayer for relief would he hoard as | an undefended ease. The. matter is i to he mentioned again. | The ease in which Gray and Jack- \ son, solicitors, sued Oliver M“ whin ney P for V2M> bs 2*4, balance of Mrs Me- | whinn.ey’s costs, subsequent to the i granting of a decree nisi, was concluded in the Supreme Court to-day, before j, Mr Justice Cmp'*r. The Court’s jndg- [ ment was for the plaintiff for the l)iil of costs. Ills Honor said that he could not fix the amount, which was ) ordered to he referred to the Registrar

of the Court for taxation up to ih making and taking out of orders o June 9, 1910, and anything arisim therefrom, but including the costs o the appeal, the parties to have th ordinary right of review on the regist rar’s taxation. The question of cost of the present action was reserved.