SUPREME COURT.—IN BANKRUPTCY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5316, 10 April 1878, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.—IN BANKRUPTCY.

Tuesday, April 9. (Before his Honor Mr. Just ce Richmond.) APPLICATIONS FOB DISCHARGE. Applications for final discharges were granted to Frederick Riven, Charles Duncan, and A, K. Wallis. IN BANCO. GILLON V. MACDONALD. Mr. Barton said he had to ask the Court for leave to move in the case of Gillon v. Macdonald, which was not on the paper. This was a motion ex pa rte to restrain defendants from interfering with plaintiff iu the exercise of his rights as a partner in the Argus newspaper. His Honor said unless the case was very urgent he could not allow it to take precedence of the others. After Mr. Barton bad been heard iu support of his motion, . His Honor said he did not think the grounds stated were sufficient to justify the motion taking precedence of other cases on the list. Mr. Barton said, with regard to another motion in the same case for a rule against defendant for attachment for contempt of Court, he asked that it be postponed until Friday next. It was necessary that Mr Gillon, who was at present up country, should he in attendance. The motion was set down for Friday next. GRAFF V. TODD. In this case Mr. Bell made application that it be struck out, as plaintiff did not take the necessary steps to prosecute his action. His Honor made an order striking out the case if the plaintiff did not take certain steps within fourteen days. KEGINA V. PALMEB AND JACKSON. Mr. T. Hutchison applied for a writ of certiorari to remove this case from the District Court at Waugauui to the Supreme Court at Wellington, with a view to making an application for a new trial. His Honor reserved his decision.