SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

QUESTION OF AX AGREEMENT, In the Supremo Court yt storday, before his Honour Mr. Justice Hoskinjj, Alexander Hrclie, of Wellington, stamp merchant, suud tho Stanley Stamp Company for rescission of an agreement to purchase. Mr. C. B, Morison, K.C.. and nithliim Mr. A. Samuel, appeared for tlin plaintiff, and Mr. V 11. Meredith for defendant, ,- i Tlio statement of'elaiin , bet out'' tint dliarlcs Honrj O'mond, of Wellington, shcepfarmei't and Alfred Jrtmcs StoueWipg, -of Opaki'i near Jlasterton. shee> fai'mcr, were partners' in the defendant company.- Tho plaintiff, it Has alleged, had been induced to purchase tho defendant's business hv menus of false representations. The- plaintiff asked tho Court to rescind tho agreement to- purchase, and order tho return of two deposits— £107 and £1000—together wifh the Bum of £150. In the alternative, if the plaintiff could not ha\c rescission of the agreement, he prajed that he be granted the sum of £1500 damages. Tho defence, filed domed misrepresentation,' and stated that nil stocks of tjio defendant firm and its hooks were handed to iho plaintiff for his inspection, and tic Fiad declared himself satisfied before, entering into the agreement. Tho hearing of evidence occupied tho day, and tho ease nas not concluded \UieiT tho Court rose.

SUMMONS RE LIBEL SUIT. His Honour Mr. Justice Hosking delivered judgment on tim summons by plaintiff in the "New Zealand Times Companj, Ltd.—Wellington Publisfting Company, Ltd., libel action, in which summons further particulars_ of the statement of defence weie desired. His Honour's decision was in tho direction of ordering the defendant to supply further particulars.

SESSIONS AT PAkMERSTOtt. ■ffly Telegfssth-Special CortefseSiHleiiU Palfflorston N», March 3. At tho'Supreme Court tq-tlay Sc'srtioTou[*!i ajid WfiglSt, of .KmiboEiqn, eiaimed from Sofax Loti(Jon, bf iTautanga, a Btijftj of £1375; Plaintiff* ftljeged that, tliis a.m'ouiit was paid for the rfcleasa of si mortgage, butiho mortß.agc had. not Wn'relcase'd. Botii parties *re settlors. ' Tte statcmefttof elaim sets out., inter alia, that pkintiffs tjKtk 102 acre,i of isiitt on lease ffeni 4efW#tt> Wtli A pufchasing clause of £20 IDs. pair acrp. Uliy&i' tdel ■β-ftltiapio"was sqlteitor M pkin*itfsand!M'lntyt'e and Murphy, for uofonaant. Raintiffs' eelicitw b.qwo*'" ed Jlßflb for the purposes of pajiftff off the mortgage to ehaWe pl.aih.tilfs to eoriiiploto fl«s puFofrase and it traiis£er was duly ei?eeutisd free o£ cncttriihrauoes. Plamtitfs provided' ? further. £21.1. hut Giliespie *%% s mi iii :broadi of duty a\s a ?o.lieftoT, failed to pay :si?7jj m satisfactiibfj of previous mortgage. Uf nibsppiropriateid it- to liis ow(» -u'soj aiid, tiivine to his. banlSxßn'kiy, it was n&ff jm* to. repoveii , it. The- previous riiortßasei -therefore, rem-jjus. stall regis, .tcred ftgamst t ; l)&. property, and plg.ui- . tiffs wefo held liable fey.tfe mortgagees f:pr the amount.

Defendant's statement denied anv warranty tb,it tlif tod nas free of encumbrance-, or, alternatively, that such a transfer \\\\s delivered to Gillespie on tho cypress undorstauding that it bo no't usod except s\ibjeet to memorandum of mortgage, and the duo payment of moneys. The case Is proceeding.

WVpftClS-.CASB-

Tim Tiev-iii. ■divorce case, Itobcrt'Ejphrahn Se.Tby' *v Mario Setty, with P. E. }safpoT out] Ik Hitchiijps as co-respond-ents, reju-hed its termination' yesterday tnorrrtnfi when Mi\ Justifies JBdtirard.S tit-i'U-socl to grant a decree.. Tjie .case was ■heard in -natnora oil ..Friday and Sa-fcvjrv day and t)w> jury, after tlvreo hours' retirtJ»W»t, roUmrcd a jiiajority verdict oji whffi petitioner yesterday asked for li. decree. Legal aTgmnciit was hengd. Jlr. Times appearing' for ■p.otitjo-norj Sir. (tterreU, U.C., for respondent, .anil Messrs. LoUftli.nan ami. Co.ftp.er for the eo-iwjwftdents. His Hqitowr, iu tiislitissiisif l.ho liotitioH, giraartoj cqrts in invMir of- 'rfspfffltiont on tlio Highest s&ik, 'rat no costs to .the cO'-tc.spondoiits,.