LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1539, 7 September 1912, Page 14

LAW REPORTS.

SUPREME COURT. (Before His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman.) f DEFENDANT IN ILL-HEALTH. CASE STANDS OVER. In tho Supreme Court in Banco yesterday, before Hγ. Justice Chapman, mention was made of tho case of Walter Mark L'xton v. John "Wells Chapman, a claim for rescission of agreement in connection with a deal in land in the Waikalo district. The caie had been set down on the civil list at the current eessions, but no fixture had been made. Mr. T. JI. Wilford, on behalf of the plaintiff, asked it' his Honour could make an early fixture. There seomed to be no Eonnd reason for further delaying the matter. Mr. C. W. Tringham, who appeared for the defendant, made application for tho case to stand over sine. die. Defendant was now in England, and could not be back for some time. He had no knowledge that, litigation was pending, as his medical advisers had said that his condition of health was such that it would be dangerous to mention it to him. In the circumstances, defendant's solicitor had accepted services. Counsel put in an affidavit by a medical man in support of these statements. Mr. Wilford vigorously resisted tho application for further adjournment. His Honour considered that as defendant's evidence would be necessary, an\ order should be made for the case to stand over in. the meantime. Mr. Wilford could mention it at the next sittings if he had any fresh material to go upon.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mt. W. G. Biddell, S.M.) LADIES' DRESSES. WERE THEY TAKEN FROM 5.3. KAHU? At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Karl Alsen was charged with having stolen on August 29, at Wellington, four dresses, valued at .£5 75., the property of Abbott, Oram, and Co. Tho dresses, it was said, were stolen from the steamer Kahu while she. was lying at one of the. Wellington wharves. Alsen was remanded till September 11. Bail (£K)) was allowed. "UNINTENTIONAL." Fanny Whitaker, a second-hand dealer, was fined £3 for having failed to make tho prescribed entry in her books respecting her purchase of a case of knives. The police stated that the knives had been bought from a lad who had stolen them. Mr. C. W. Neilson, who appeared for the defendant, said defendant's omission was unintentional. His Worship remarked that through not complying with the law dealers ran a risk of losing their licenses. OTHER CASES. Edward Howard and William Small were charged with having opened a drain at 17 Martin Square 'while, not being licensed drain-loycTS. Each were fined .£1 with costs 17s. Cd: William Shaw was adjudged the father of a certain child, and was ordered to pay 7s. per week towards its maintenance. As the persons responsible , for stock found at large, John Jackson was fined 55., with costs 135.; William Steven Jenkins, costs 75.; William Lewis Ludwig, 55., with costs 75.; and John GeoTge Raine, costs 7s.

James Rankin M'lntosh, who appeared for sentence on charges of having stolca .£ll worth of property from Francis Haro and Robert Ilaie, was convicted and ordered" to appear for sentence when called on. The Court was informed that Jl'lntosh's mother was willing.to take.charge of him.