SUPREME COURT.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2326, 17 September 1881, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, September 16. [Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.] In Chambers. His Honor sat in tbo Court Chambers at Ham creditors’ trustees in the estate of O T CLARKE V GOODMAN AND OTHERS. Mr Thompson moved fer a summons calling npon defendant to show cause why ho should not bo called upon to pay over .£ 100 in conformity with tho decree of the Court. —Mr Bruges contra to the application.—After argument his Honor dismissed the application with costs. RE .TAMES HARRIS BRETT. Oa the motion of Mr Garrick, the bankruptcy herein was annulled. DISCHARGES. His Honor made orders of discharge in tho following cases, viz. JG. Parker (Mr Joyce), Herbert Honor (Mr Salter), E. J. McCleary (Mr Stringer). probates, Ac Probates were granted as under —Bo James Colston, deceased (Mr Harper); re G. H. Hobson, deceased (Mr Joynt) ; re W. Kerrison, deceased (Mr Button) ; ro Michael Howard, deceased (Mr Joynt); re John Strongman, deceased (Mr Slater). Letters of administration were also granted as under—Re T. Black the younger, deceased (Mr Button); le Richard Hams worth, deceased (Mr Salter). BE A. ST. O HAMEBSLET. In this case, which was an application to tax a bill of coats, his Honor made tho order. ARMSTRONG V ARMSTRONG. The issues herein were settled, and tho trial of the cause fixed before a common jury about October 25th. BE LILY LOUISA GOODWIN, AN INFANT. On the motion of Mr Helmore, his Honor made an order appointing Charles Boon as guardian of the infant. IN BANCO. JOSEPH V BELGEAVE AND OTHERS. In this case, which was an argument on demurrer to plaintiff’s declaration, his Honor delivered judgment for the plaintiff, and overruling the demurrer with costs. Mr Harper, for the defendants, gave notice of appeal. M’CARTHY (APPELLANT) V WEIR (RESPONDENT). This was a case on appeal from the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Bangiora, in which tho appellant had been adjudged to pay a certain amount to the respondent, as plaintiff in the Court below, for al egod’malpractice in treating tho child of tho plaintiff for a broken log. Mr Spackman for [the appellant, Mr Gresson for the respondent. Mr Gresson de-ired to have the case amended by the insertion of certain points omitted in the notes of evidence, or that the case should be remitted to the Justices for re-hearing. After some argument, His Honor said he could not decide tho case as now stated. It would be better to remit the case to the Justices again, to say whether they had decided upon the case that the result tad been brought about from the way in which tho appellant had treated tho case. Mr Gresson sail he was quite willing to have the case re heard before Mr Whitefoord if his learned friend agreed. Mr Spackman said ha was ready to agree to this course After some argnment, it was agreed by consent to remit the case to be re-heard by the Re-ident Magistrate at Kaiapoi. The Court then r ise. Interesting old dooumenta throwing more light on Shakespeare’s life have been discovered in Warwickshire. Some years ago a great London merchant, who lived a little way out of town, frequently failed to get his lei era. Investigation showed that tho postman often destroyed them rather than ascend a sli ht hill to tho merchant’s house. A similar case baa just occurred at Birmingham. Edwin Parsons was charged with delaying 2031 letters. Many contained money, but none had been opened. When he didn’t feel like a walk he sometimes suppressed a whole delivery.