SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1928, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

(By Teleg.apii—Per Press Association.).

SUPREME COURT SESSION. PALMERSTON N. Feh. 7. The local quarterly session of the Supreme Court opened ibis morning. Mr Justiie McGregor in addressing the Grand Jury said I lie criminal calendar v as rather a heavy one. there being live person-, lor trial on live indictments. Some at least of them were alleged in respect ol grave and serious offences. Two of the case-, are o| a kind lieeomilig altogether 100 1 1 eq lieu I, motor accident cases, said liis llonour, in each of which death was caused allegedly through a negligent act or omission on the part of the driver. The law is quit:- clear—any person driving a motor vehicle must exercise i ensnnnhle care, otherwise he is criminally liable if any person, passenger, or otherwise, is killed by bis negligence. True bills were returned in each ease presented at the trial. HATER. True hills were found in four cases and no bill returned in a ease wherein the alleged Alexander Kirk Mitchell had caused the deatli of his wife through the negligent driving ol a motor car. DUNEDIN. Feb. 7. The criminal sittings opened with live eases for trial, two includin.g charges ot indecent assault on little girls. diaries Alexander Moore for theft rif money from a dwelling, was sentenced to three years’ reformative.