THE SUPREME COURT.
Gisdoene, This day.
At the Supreme Court out of twentythree civil cases only two were tried by juries, and those were special, all the other cases being heard by the Judge alone. In one case, in which the amount in dispute was £40, tho Chief Justice said it was a trumpery case and should have been settled by a lower Court in a quarter of an hour, though it occupied the Supreme Court two days. In an other case his Honor advised the parties to confer together for a quarter of an hour, as the weather was too hot to fight about nothing-. An agreement was arrived at after a few minutes' conference. Iv the case of ftlauve v. Roes tho plaintiff was awarded £780 for wrongful occupation of premises by Mr Rees. In an action by a native to recover £120 from E. ft , . Ward, junior, the Chief Justice gave judgment for defendant, but refused to allow costs. In an action of nine natives against the Native Land Company to set aside a deed obtained by alleged fraud and false representations, tho jury answered all the issues iv favor of the company.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), 22 December 1883, Page 3
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196THE SUPREME COURT. Daily Telegraph (Napier), 22 December 1883, Page 3
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