COURT NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1929, Page 3

COURT NEWS.

A MURCHISON CASE,

I By Telegraph, Per Press Association

NELSON, August 26

Before Mr T. E. Maunsell, iS.M., at the Magistrate’s Court, Esther Boss (Mr H. Cheek) applied for a separation order from her husband, Thomas Boss. Mr Cheek said defendant was formerly licensee of Boss’s Hotel at Murchison. The parties had been married over 25 years and complainant had helped her husband to build up his business in th« various ho tels, but had never drawn any formal wages. There had been some east™ ngement between them since the earthquake. About a week afterwards a message was sent from the police that they should go back to look after the hotel. The defendant refused to go, but the complainant went, and had been/ supporting herself since. She could not hold a publican’s license ixnless a separation order was unvoted. The defendant had done nothing to maintain the complainant since the earthquake. 'The complainant gave evidence along the line of counsel’s statement. She said she went ’back to Murchison on June 29.

Tim Magistrate, to .the defendant’ “Are you offering any opposition to tlio separation?” The defendant: “No, there was mutual agreement to it.”

An order for separation was made ■‘‘accordingly. The complainant made no application for costs or maintenance. j