SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 9

SUPREME COURT.

' HORSE-PLAY IN THE STREET. CONVICTION OF POLICEMAN ; UPHELD. Yn appeal brought by William Josopli Gardihor, v'polico constable, against, the .• tie- ' Mr./W.vG/Uiddell,',; S.M;, was heard -by-their Honours 'Justices: Cooper ana Chapman on Thursday and' Friday last, and . .. ; thevjudgmcnt of tho Court ,was delivered yestcr(iayi: . Evidence-in. the Lower Court set out; that 'Gardiner. and . two otlier .constables, Clay 'and Watson, :all in plain clothes, were practising''.'. I "jiu-jitsu,'holts" ..in v Customhouse Quay/north of tho post .office, on tho cv.eiiing'of;May 10. .Mr. '.ai»d,sMrs.\ Rolfo came : ' v and the' former attempted'' to- put -an end 'tb .jWhat .'be l belicvetV'was a street disturbance. , Ho was assaulted,: and .his wife i also- received two severe 1 blows. ':. Tho appeal on .a point of law,'..viz>, that • therp,Tv'as-no .evidence upon which: thomagistratb cmikl convict Gardiner. of . assault. A. sentence, of three weeks'- imprisonment, with hard'labour; had been inflicted. . '. MrSkerrett, K.C.; with him Mr.' "Sharp, appeared for the appellant, and Mi'. foi'ith'e''respondent,'.William' John _ Phaif, Sub-Ihsiicctor ofrPolice. , The .decision "of .tho magistrate ivas -upheld, • and. tli6 conviction affirmed, with, ten guineas costs. .; '. >;A;A'y :'M\: ' A, SHIP'S LIABILITY ..." The .shipping-case, George Gordon Smith, Superintendent .of Mercantile .Marine, at : Wellington,.' v. ; George 'Lambert,, master of ' tho Union Steam Ship steamer • Arahura, an appeil from, the decision of Mr. W. p. Riddell S.M:, was. 1 heard- by :-his • Honour Mr. 1 ■ Justice 'Cooper yesterday, in.| . Bailco. ' /' - , ■ „■ ' , . Mr;'Myers,appeared for .the appellant, and. . Mr, Levi for t!i c respondent, Captain Lam*. ' : :bert!'. : ■■ The''i'factSi"' asTsfaied hy magi strata for . the.' consideration';; of ' the'; Court,', wpfe . : that:.: john'-'Peebles, a fireman, : left , the . . .steamer Arahura,-on February 28,.; 1908, in ■ order to'. undergo an operation at, the Ai Cl- ' '-lingtbh'Hospital;. Peebles returned to; the vesseli'subsequently:;''-The.'original informa- - . ,'tioii : iet out that-:.the' miister of the-'vesset had 'hot .deposited -:with"tho Superintendent of .th'oi'Merc'antilo'-Marine, the :suni' required . , by, .'the.- Shipping : and 'Seamen's/-.Act,- ,1903,. to:pt6vide for.' the maintenanoo and .medical . - attendance .'of 'I'eebles/until recovery. The magistrate .'"determined: that the illness y.was * . contracted on hoard, that ,its naturo 'ivas such': : as .to: require, fourteen;' days' medical. ■ treatment, but'that it was doubtful.whether the; illness,' 1 at-.th(?: tijuo of the man's dis- : charge,': Was shch.' as'■ to; incapacitate'him " wholly. He'- - held - that ,th"o three requisite's: .; must'&ist .at,one time. "Thei information was dismissed.', r'. . . • " ■ After .-.hearing argument, his Honour r.e-- : ' Bsrved judgment. V .'. ''. A TROTTING FILLY. ' Unskilful > treatment:, was 1 : alkgod by jWil- / liam: Hughliert M'Laughlah, fruiterer, ~ of. Kilbirnity against Alexander Milligan; in regard: to injuries sustained by a' filly of'trot- :' tingstock.'"- The case was heard -• by, .' Dr.M'Arthur, SiM., who declined to award dam- : ages; (£ISO -'claimed) for,tho loss''.of the ahi- • mal;';,;An appear-from s -this r 'decision.V. was .. brought briforo his.'Honour. Mr. Justice Siia it a : Banco sitting .yesterday' afternoon. . '. Mr. Gray ..appeared' for; tho • appellant,;. 1 U'Laiighlanj- and Mr. Johnston for tho rc T ; i: ipondent. y. ' ; ;/.V ■ : : Mr.;';Gfax -said 1 that tho filly had .'been 'j. . )rougHt; fro'm .-the', Chrfstchurch district, and. :> Tas,.-of." good. .trotting stock; Its sire, .was .Slack " Chi}(l, t : which had ■.broken-..-,a .'number, of' fec6rdy^ r and: was now valued at _ over , ■ ' £1600'.J ; ''Me~fill^?HMrrsn^n^-'an7inpi^., .: • to 'the:.off-:bind^legi-~;ohe''ot ! -raoW--tendohs' be^'' ■ ing ;sev|rbd,. Kr. Appellant, ' alleged ' that . the respondent •^^emiKgua^of:mal-liredtment : ond. negligence.' ' ' , :. .Argument for' the respondent 'will be heard this, morning. ,' - • •' .' - ■; ' „ ,