ENTIRELY IMPROPER.
, SERVING WRITS IN DIVORCE. (By Telegraph— Prwi Annoci&tlon.l , Auckland, August 17. According to Mr. Justice Cooper, it il entirely improper for inquiry agents it serving writs in divorco proceedings on' re*poml?nt women to seelc admissions on allegations contained in tho citation papers. Tho remark? mado by his Honour followed on an intimation by rin agent, in ovidcnco, that he liad asked a woman on whom ho had served si paper whether she had any admission to make. "It is utterly improper for an agent to go armed with a petition, and then ask tho respondent woman if she has any confession to make. It is not a proper practice, and I will make it a rule not to accept such evidenco unless it is supported by independent evidence. is no part of the duty of a person serving process to extort any admissions."
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1831, 18 August 1913, Page 4
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145ENTIRELY IMPROPER. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1831, 18 August 1913, Page 4
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