PALMERST ON NORTH SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 198, 16 May 1919, Page 8

PALMERST ON NORTH SUPREME COURT

■♦— ; ' . DIVOECE PROCEEDINGS. I / (By Telepr^nli—Sn n cial Cnrrcnnnndent.) Palmerston North, May 15. Several divorce cases were heard at- the Supremo ■.Court,'-Palmerston North, today. Fanny Jane Little was granted a decree nisi, with custody of the children, with respect , to her application for divorce from William Hudson Little. The parties were married at Apiti in 1903, and there wero three children of the marriage. .Petitioner deposed that she had lived with her husband at various places, assisting him in the work of dairy farm, ing. They got on well for the first year after their marriage, but after that h» became morose and jealous and'neglected his work, leaving her to practically run the dairy farm on her own ' account. Sometimes for three months at a time he did not epeak to her. His conduct , became so bad that she eventually left him. Her health broke down through his treatment, . and she became a nervous wreck. ■ She"" eventually took'up dressmaking to support herself. "Misconduct on the part of tho respondent was also alleged, and the suit was not defended. Another undefended' case was that .or: Frederick Charles Dickenson y. Grace. Evelyn Dickenson and J. Skinnor (corespondent), an.-application for dissolution of marriage on account.of adultery. Evidence was led to show that tho parties were married at Dannevirke in February, Hill The petitioner went to the front in 19U, and on his return it was found that hiswifc had given birth to a child. She hid registered it as an illegitimate child. He had left his. wife with her parents when he went to the front, end had amply provided for her maintenance. A decree nisi was granted, with costs on tho lowest scalo against the co-iespondent, Edith Emma. Klein applied for a diemissal of the petition by her husband, Frederick WiHhyn Klein, for a.dissolution of marriage, because Klein had not complied with the conditions regarding the payment of the costs imposed by the Registrar, and had not taken reasonable steps to bring Hie case Wore the Court. Counsel for tho petitioner contended that the case was not up for hearing, and could not bo dismissed. He gave reasons why his client had been unable to pro-, ceei! with his application at an earlier sitting, and claimed that the petition should remain on tho filo. His Honour gave judgment to the effect that the petitioner must comply with the order to pav into Court the wife's costs within eight weeks from date, otherwise the suit would etand dismissed. Lottie Ethel May Gray applied for a dissolution of her marriage with George Gray, who did not appear; The parties were married at Palmerston North in 190G, and there were two children. Petitioner stated that her husband , had treated her with considerable cruelty, and eho had had to take out a maintenance order, on.which he had paid virtually nothing. Tho police had been unable to locate him. A decree nisi wns granted, with interim custody of the children. Mary Campbell Oakley petitioned for a 'divorce from Joseph Oakley. The parties were married on Jiily 10, 1909, but tho respondent was sent to a mental hos-pital-in 1911, and was .still there. Adecree nisi was granted.