SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1926, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

SITTINGS at HOKITIKA

.MONDAY, JUNE 21st. (Before His Honour, Air Justice Adams). His Honour took his seat at 10 a.m. AN APPEAL. Joseph Itadomski, appellant, v. William J. Haselcr, complainant, inn appeal from the decision of the Alagis-trat-o at Hokitika, given on 2(ith J une, 1924.

Air Murdoch for appellant and Air Pilkington for defendant. In the original action Ilaseler was the plaintiff and Radornski the defendant. In the Arahura Dairy contract the plaintiff (Haselcr) claimed the defendant (Radornski) was not a partner,

The case arose out of a dispute between ilaseler and Radornski in connection with a contract taken up by Ilaseler for the Arahura Dairy Company and another for the erection of a building for Gillanders. Haselcr claimed that Radornski was on wages, and I-jjdomski claimed he was a partner. The Magistrate held iti favour of Ilaseler. and from this decision Radornski was appealing.

Air Murdoch reviewed the evidence taken before the .Magistrate, holding that Hie evidence showed that Radomski was a partner. Counsel discussed the evidence and there was some discussion as to the incompleteness of tlie notes of the Magistrate. There was a dispute between counsel ns to the evidence of AlcGuigaii. and after discussion iiis Honour refused to 'allow MeGnigan to ho (-ailed as there was n-i reference to his evideuoe in the Alngistrato’s notes.

Evidence was given by Joseph Radomsk! in augmentation of the Magistrate’s notes, with a view to supporting the claim to -a partnership.

Air Murdoch addressed the Court briefly on the law points claiming the judgment of the Magistrate should be reversed.

The Court adjourned at 1 p.m'. til) 2.15 p.m

SUPREME COURT. [UV TELEGRAPH —I'Flt PRESS ASSOOIAVION.] AUCKLAND, June 21. At the Supreme Court, in the case of May Hunia, charged with bigamy at Rawi, it appeared she married a Ataori youth of 19 when herself 14 or 15 years old, and married a second time in 1915 and had nine children. Judge Stringer dismissed the charge, saying: “ Let her go hack to her children.” In a case of breaking, entering and theft against Harold Waterloo Pell, IS. the Judge granted a remand for a week to give accused a chance to disclose the name of his accomplice.