IN THE COURTS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 24 May 1922, Page 8

IN THE COURTS.

0 . CHRISTCHURCH, May 23. ■ i ~ “ e most noted divorce cases in the history of New Zealand’s divorce legislation, the Mason v. Mason case, is nearing finality after many vicissitudes mcludirfg a visit to the Court of Appeal. The petitioner was granted a decree nisi and this afternoon the petitioner asked Mr Justice Adams to make it absolute. Hie motion had been adjourned by Mr Justice Sim some time ago

Andrew James Mason, of Christchurch, telegraph linesman, had been gi anted a decre nisi on the instruction of the Appeal Court by Mr Justice Adams, and Mr Justice Herdman had refused to grant the petitioner a decree. When the case was heard in 1921 the decree had been granted against Henrietta Winifred Mason on the ground that the parties had been separated legally and bv mutual consent for three years. There were two children of the marriage This afternoon, Mr F. D. Sargent, with him Mr W. J. Cracroft-Wilson, moved, on liehalf of the petitioner for a decree- absolute. Mr T. W. Rowe opposed the motion on behalf of the respondent, and after hearing evidence Mr Justice Adams reserved judgment.