SUPREME COURT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 98, 12 May 1937, Page 9

SUPREME COURT

Cases to be Heard at Napier Session THREE CRIMINAL TRIALS Threo crimdnal trials only, and one caee for sentence compose the coinparatively light calendar for the seeond quarterly sessions of the Suprome Court at %Napier which commences on Monday. The list of divorce petitions, however, is far in exeess of the usual, while there are five civdl damagos claims. The Ohiof Justice, Sir Miehael Myers,' will preeide. Following is the calendar:—CBIMINAL TELALS. Eex v. James McMahon (Mr E. J. Hallett) ; breaking and entering with ' dctent to commit a crime. Kex v. Holga Pedersen (Mr Selwyn W. Averill); attempted camal knowledge. Kex v. Samuel Smith (S. H. Morrison); with intent to do grevious bodily harm did actual bodily harm, assault eausing actual bodily harm, assault,, Por Sentence, Itex Y. Kenneth Burgess (Mr Harker) ; attempted camal knowledge. CIV1L CASES. JBefore Judge and Jury. Solomon Pohia (Mr C. W. Nash) v. Louis Drummond Cooper (Mr Burnard) ; claim for £113 12/- special damagee and £1500 general damages for. injuries received in a collision with a motorcar. Charles Thomas Luxon (Mr Nash) v. Steve Kumich (Mr H. B. Lusk) ; claim for £229 4/5 speeial damages and £2000 general damages for injuries received when knocked down by a motorear. Launcelot G. E/ice (Mr Nash) v. Thoinas Agnew (Mr Lusk); claim for £72 6/6 epecial damages and £1500 general damages for injuries received in a motor collision, Florence Nesbit (Mr Averill) v. Lockyer's Ltd. (Mr Lusk); claim for £39 . 8/6 special damages and £750 general damages for injuries received when knocked down by a car. Boy Yeias (Mr Nash) v. His Majesty the King (Mr Lusk); petition of right — special damages £20 10/- and £100 general damages for injuries received to eye. IN DIVORCE, Robert fWilson Wallace (Mr Nash) v. Margaret M. Wallace, on ground of separation. Lillias A, Neilsen (Mr A. H. Robinson) v. Duncan S. Nielsen; on ground of separation. Arnold Spencer Jones (Mr W. A. McLeod) v. Alma Catherine Jones; on ground of separation. Florence Maude Oliver (Mr C. W. Nash) v. Arthur Oliver; on ground of separation. Violet Elizabeth Bqll (Mr C. G. Harker) v,. Lawrence John Bell; on ground of separation. * . Margorie Daphne Austin (Mr S. H. Morrison) v. William Ausfcin (Mr A. •H. D; May'ne); on ground of separation, « Herbert E. - Harvey (Mr E. J. W, Hallett) v. Gwendoline M.- Harvey and D. • F. Hollis; on ground of alleged adultery. . Gertrude N. Earnshaw (Mr Mayne) v. George.W. Earnshaw; *on ground of alleged. desertion, . Andrew John V. Peters . (Mr H. do I)enne) v. Elsie Lillian Petors (Mr Croker) ; on ground of separation. John Briscoe (Mr Morrison) v. Elsie Mary L. Briscoe (Mr H. R. Moss); on ground of separation. Owen L. Davies (Mr Strang) v. Phyllis A. W. Davies; petition for restitution of conjugal rights. , , •Vera Mary Head (Mr Robinson) v. Sydney " Francis He'ad (Mr V. J. W. Langley);' on ground of separation. Gertrude Phyllis Calnan (Mr Nash) v. Hugh Calnan; on ground of separation. \ Henry Charles Robjohns (Mr Harker) v. Dorothy Ellen Robjohns (Mr A. E. Lawry) ; petition for permanent alimony. Tnere are also six miscellaneous cases and one motion — that of Douglas William Thomas (Mr Nash) — for discharge from bankruptcy.