SUPREME COURT.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14977, 26 May 1914, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

RE-ARJRANGEMENT OF JUDGES

His Honour Mr Justice Denniston eat in Chambers yesterday to fix the dates for tho hearing of the civil cases.

Hii. Honour mentioned that by his original plans ho had been required to go to Timarn on Monday, and after that proceed to tho West Coast. Hβ had, however, arranged with Mr Justice Sim that he should take over those engagements, as he (Mr Justice Douniswould bo proceeding to Invorcargill ou Saturday next. Ho might be ablo. between tlio invercargill sitting and the date of his departure for Wellington to attend tho sitting of the Appeal Court, which commenced on Juno 2'Jth, to tako some business here, but Mr Justice Sim might be able to 'take tho cases that ho (Mr Justice Dennistou) would uot otherwise have been ablo to dispose of. Mr Justice Sim would tako tho special jury cases, but tho date of his arrival hero was not certain as yet. Arrangements were made as follow :—

Wolfe, Saver and Heller (Mr Weston) v. Arlcw and New .Zealand Suppliers' Exchange (Mr Raymond, K.C.;. lhis case is to be heard before a spociaJ jury of four before Mr Justice Sim.

In tho caie Andrew Fairbairn (Mr Wright) v. tho Otago "Daily Times , ' (Mr McGregor), £1000 for libel, application has been made for a special jury and so far there has been no objection. This caso will also be heard by Mr Justice Sim. It is expected the hearing will take soruo days.

R. B. HoJdsworth (Mr Wright) v. R. Hepworth and others (Mr Weston and Mr Dougall), damages £1000. -A special jury has been applied for, and no objection has been tiled. Mr Justice Sim will hear the case.

In the cases, Thomas Gough (Mr Hunter) v. The King, compensation £4000. Minister of Customs (Mr Wright) v. Barlow Bros. (Mr Raymond, K.C.), £654 Gs 6d, and Minister of Customs (Mr Wright) v. Barlow Bros. (Mr Raymond, K.C.), £7110 16s 9d, questions of law aro involved, and the hearing will bo taken whenever opportunity occurs. Mabel Scown and another (Mr Grcsson) v. J. D. Mathieson (Mr McGregor) £2023 2s Gd, wil] Ye taken as near as possible to Fairbairn's case. The case of A. Pnrsons and another (Mr Mc-Dougall) v. F. A. Anderson aud others (Mr Wilding, K.C.) will not come on for trial. The question at issue is ono of commission, which can be settled by the judge.

In T. Maude (Mr Dougall) v. J. W. Wilson, £340 10s, Mr "Dougall said that judgment would bo by default.