DAMAGES OF £1000 GIVEN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1752, 17 May 1913, Page 5

DAMAGES OF £1000 GIVEN.

IN DIVORCE CASE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, May IG. A claim for .£2OOO damages and dissolution of his marriage with Mary Ann Elizabeth Mooro was made by Percy George Henry Moore to-dav, Samuel Twigg, whose sheep -run is situated 17 miles outside Wairoa, Hawko's Bay, was joined as corespondent. The caso was undefended.

Counsol for petitioner explained that the issues /.to go before the jury were whether misconduct had taken placo, and, if so, what damages should bo awarded. Petitioner was a stonemason, who was at ivork in England until 1908. Ho had then left for New. Zealand, and, ultimately, brought out his wife. _ They had Becured a position as married couple on co-respondent's-run. Owing to the nature of his work, petitioner was often away from tho homestead, and it was alleged that, in 1910, while ho was absent at tlio outskirts of the run, Twigg had been guilty of misconduct with respondent, and since had continued tho illicit relationship. Pecently Moore had notiecd that his who was moody and dissatisfied, and, -therefore, he had discussed the advisability of returning to England. Ho had broached his project, and she had remarked that, if she told him what had been going on he would not want hor to go with hini. Sho then told him about certain acts of misconduct, these statements beingcorroborated by Twigg. When seen by the husband co-respondent offered petitioner any sum of money ho liked if he would tnke back his wifo and forego divorce proceedings. Howover, proceedings had been commenced, and written admissions had been given by both re- . spondent and co-respondent. Tho evidence of Moore was taken and the admissions read. ■ A further letter from Twigg offering to see that Moore secured i£looo, and to make provision for his wife and-child remaining alive was also read. Tho jury found misconduct had been committed, and considered ithat ;£IOOO damages should bo awarded. His Honour granted a decreo nisi, to bo mnrto absolute in three months, and allowed costs on' the highest scale. He also ordered that Hie amount should be paid into court, within 11 days, and added tliat he would' consider in what manner the sum should be disposed of.