SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1925, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

GREY SITTINGS. GBEYAMM TIL June 23

A pair of white gloves was present i'd to II is Honour. Air .lustin' AI per at the Supreme Court yesterday alter noon, there bring no criminal easeto come Indore his Honour. (A nigra fit latory reference to the ah-em,- o crime in the (list rh-l . was made by His Honour. CL A LAI FOR DA.MAGE.-L A somewhat unusual action ra eommeneed before His Honour, Alt • lust ice Alpers, when Janies Ryan, farmer, at Burn, protruded against Alt's Isabella Chamberlain, also of Born. tin various counts.

The statement of claim set out that defendant, hv her agents (a man named Alnlliuson. and her two sons) took down the fence enclosing the plaintiff's land and mustered plaintiffs stock. During such operations, it is allegeod .six heifers were killed, and defendant, by her action, had converted the stock mustered to her own

The total amount of damage claimed is £390, made up as follows: JCtill tor stork killed; £230 for stock removed and not returned; t.'2.A tor trespass, and £75 wrongful conversion of slock. Cost of the act ion and such other relief a- the Court might see lit to award were aLo mentioned. The ease occupied the attention ol the Court during the afternoon, and was continued last evening, when the evidence for plaimiH' was concluded, and the Court adjourned at 51.15 till 0.30 o’clock this morning. GREYAIOCTTL June 21. At the .Supreme Court. James Ryan claimed L'JOI) from Alls Chamberlain, if Burn, for loss of rattle alleged to

have beta used as decoys to muster lel'endaiiL's cattle. Six of Ryan’s cattle were found dead and the hitter alleged that they were "dog worried.” Air Just ire Alpcr- gave a verdict for the plaintiff for L'2l>. with net-. The se-.sion.s have been einielmled and Air lustier Alpers has gone to Hokitika.