SUPREME COURT,

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13662, 28 March 1908, Page 2

SUPREME COURT,

Per Press Association. PALMERSTON N., March 28. At the .Supreme Court this > morning Mr Justice Cooper delivered judgment in the case in which William Reed and others applied to have an election of two directors to tho Levm Co-operativo-Dairy Company, Ltd., declared void*., and for mandamus ordering the company to pr6ceed with a fresh ejection. His Honour held that the action must fail on th/<j grounds, that, the company i; waß hot the plaintiff- ajid that a ma-f jority of 4he shareholders had not degreed that the 1 action snould be brought ; also that; a subsequent meet- ; | ing of shareholders. At which the plain-^-tiff was representea, confirmed the elec- , tion of the directors, and cured any ir-'. regularity in the election. Judgment , was for tne defendant with costs on-thg..* middle scale assessed at £36 Jls. WELLINGTON, March SB. • At th© Supreme Court to-dwr, frank* Hallingan, charged wi|h * fcw»™ «v the Chattels Act, was admitted to pro- ; bation. Hetfry Hegarty, who adniitted havwig converted to his own 9t?fU™>S a period |>f sevea. months ( »baut;^W^ belonging, to the Vacuum Oil Com ; pany/wßs sentenced to three months'! imprisonment.