COURT OF APPEAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1868, 30 September 1913, Page 11

COURT OF APPEAL.

COUNSEL NOT iIIDADY TO GO ON. CASE LIST ARRANGED. Tlio Court of App«d commenced its half-yearly sitting yosterday. Sir Robert Stout, 0.J., presided, and the other judges were: Sir Joshua Williams, Mr. Justice Denniston, Sir. Justico lidwards, Mr. Justico Cooper, Mr. Justice Chapman, and Air. Justico Sim. Thoro were six cases on tho list, but as none of tho counsel present wore prepared to proceed tho Court was adjourned until 10.30 to-morrow, whon tlio caso of Leonard Homo v. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., a case on appeal, will bo heard, Mr. Fell representing appollant, and Mr. Tripp tho respondents. It was agreed to toko tlio caso of George James Goldfinch and Simon. Atliy v. tho Rangitikei Sawmillers Co-opera-tive Associition, Limited, a caso oil appeal. on Monday next, Mr. 801 l appearing for appellants and Mr. Morrison for respondents. This caso is to bo followed by Dudlev Bruce Hill v. tlio King, caso removed, in which Mr. Sainsbury and Mr. 'Polo are respectively engaged. Tho other cases entered in tlio list were John Lucas Read Bloomfield v. Ernest Albert Reginald Read Bloomfield (Mr. Cotter) ',v. William Read Bloomfiold and others, case removed; John Thomas Stembriugo (Mr. Russell) v. Donald Ewen Morrison (Mr. Black) caso on appeal: and the TJrion Steam Ship Co., Ltd, (Mr. Wilford) v. tlio Wellington Harbour Board (Mr. Izard), case on appeal. Tho following cases were allowed to be entered in tie list:—Wellington City Council and Miiamar Borough Council v. the Attorney-General and tho Public Trustee, caso removed; Wilson v. Herries and others, a question of law affecting a Native land matter; I'ukeweka Sawmilling Co. v. Taringamuta Totara Sawmilling Co.; Hannah V. Brown and McDonald, caso removed; and an application for admission to the Bar, referred to tho full Court. Tho Court, having fixed a provisional dato for tho liearing of each case in the list, and finding that there was nothing for that day and to-day, asked Sir John Findlay if he was prepared to go on with liis caso. Sir John Findlay: I only got my brief this morning. Mr. Justice Denniston i Why did you get it only this morning? Why do solicitors leave the briefing of counsel until the day that the Court opens ? Sir John Findlay : Being last in the list we did not expect to bo taken first. The Chief Justice then tried Mr. Meredith, who was appearing in tho caso of tho Wellington City .Council and tho Miramar Borough Council v. tho Attorney-General and tin Public Trustee, but Mr. Meredith replied that tho Public Trustee had recently beon made a party to 'ho case, and had not yot been served with tho papers. The Chief Justice: It is a pity;that counsel is not ready, but that being so and we having 110 business to-morrow tho Court will adjourn until Wednesday.