DIVORCE COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 223, 8 June 1918, Page 12

DIVORCE COURT

APPLICATION'S FOR DISSOLUTION OF MAIiPJAGH. A. sitting of the Divorce Court, was held yesterday muniing.' His Honour Mr. Justice Mosking presided. in the case of Annie llerard v. William ii. J. Gerranl, ati application for dissolution of- marriage on the grounds of misconduct, evidence in regard to which was heard tho previous day, His Honour announced that he would grant a decteo nisi, to be made absolute in three months. The petitioner was allowed J;ls costs.

Further evideneb was heard in respect to the petition of William Henry llorgreaves against .Minnie Ilargreaves, the grounds of the petition being mis- j conduct with A. B. .Sadler, who was named as lite co-respondent. A declee nisi was granted, and petitioner was allowed -BO costs, to bo paid by Ilia corespondent. May v. May.' Edward May petitioned for the dissolution uf his marriage with his wile on I In: grounds oi misconduct wit h Sydney A. Baker. Mr. A. J. Luke appeared lor the petitioner, lit his evidence petitioner said he was married on November 'JG, 11101!, and lived with his wife first at Christchiirch and then at Westport. There were three children ol' the marriage. Iu May, 1912, his wife left him, ami he had not seen her since. The trouble arose when he returned from Canterbury, where lie had been engaged iu grass-seeding. He hud a bad season, and did not bring much money back, and his wife became dissatisfied. She went away with the children, and this preyed oil his mind, and liu attempted m commit suicide. When he came out: of hospital, his wife asked him for money, and later she deserted him and went fo Wellington. He received a letter from Iter asking for more money, and staling that she would return to him. When he met the Mapouriku, by which boat his wife was lo arrive, lie was eonfronted by his three children. The wife had sent the children on, but stayed behind herself. When war 'broke out, petitioner enlisted and left with the Main Body. He left the three children in a home, lie understood his wife was now living with a man named Sydney A. Baker, and had had two children bj him. Petitioner had spent three ,vears in franco, and was now about to leave again for the front. A. decree nisi was granted, with J;2O costs against the corespondent. Payne v. Payne. The case of Ernest Claude Payne v. Klva Payne and another, a petition for dissolution of marriage and u claim for ,(.'5Ol damages against the co-respondent, wits agaiu mentioned yesterday. When the case came up for hearing on the date originally set down, an adjournment was asked for, because the co-respondent had met with an accident the previous day, and was unable lo appear. Yesterday Mr. 11. F. O'Lcary, who appeared for the petitioner, said no understood that the case could now he proceeded with, and his client would not claim for damages, and it was understood that corespondent would not therefore defend the case. \

I Mr.. G. G. G. Watson, for tho cO-rc-spondent. agreed to this, and the ease jwas set down for hearing on Monday next.