SUPREME COURT—IN BANCO.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5171, 18 October 1877, Page 3

SUPREME COURT—IN BANCO.

Wednesday, October 17. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Richmond.) WI PAKATA V, THE BISHOP OF WELLINGTON • AND OTHERS. The Court gave judgment iu this case for the defendants, on the respective demurrers, with costs, and dismissed the plaintiff s motion for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver. ’Mr. Barton then moved for leave to appeal against the decision direct to the Privy Council, and after some discussion as to whether such a right existed without first going to the Appeal Court of the colony, the application was, by consent of counsel on both sides, granted. One appeal to bo made for both judgments, and on security being given for the costs in each judgment of the Appeal Court, Mr. Barton to take the risk of the Privy Council objecting to the proposed amalgamation of appeals. Mr. Barton appeared for plaintiff; Mr. Izard for the Attorney-General, and Mr. Travers for the Bishop. HARRISON V. PALMER. In this case the rule for a new trial, or to alter the verdict obtained at the trial of the case, was dismissed, with costs. Mr. Izard moved for leave to appeal, which was granted on the usual terms as to costs. HARRISON V. IZARD. By ■ the consent of counsel engaged in this case (Messrs. - Travers and Ollivier, and Mr. Izard) it was ordered to stand over. PETERS V. JOSEPH AND ANOTHER. In this case, which was triad the previous day, when the jury retarded a verdict for plaintiff, with £525 10s. damages, Mr. Travers moved for a Title nisi for a now trial and for leave to enter a ver lict for defendant, on the grounds of misdirection by the Court, that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, and that the damages were excessive. The Court granted a rule, returnable on the Bth November, execution to be stayed in the case in the mean time.