SUPREME COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8355, 15 February 1913, Page 15

SUPREME COURT

CIVIL SESSIONS. CLAIM FOll DAMAGES. The civil sessions of tho Supreme Court were continued before his Honor Mr Justice Chapman yesterday. John Rose and Isabella Rose proceeded against the Equity Boot Co., Ltd., for damages in respect to certain trees encroaching on their property. The statement of claim showed that tire plaintilfs’ and defendants’ properties adjourned in lugestre street, and on defendants’ land mere were a number of high trees ruuning from lugestre street to the back boundary of plaintiffs’ land. Defendants had allowed the trees to grow to such an extent that they wore a nuisance to plaintiffs and the occupation of their premises. The roots nud damaged plaintiffs’ path and destroyed their drains, and they had to pay £-7 os 6d in getting the obstructions removed. Plaintiffs therefore applied tor an injunction restraining defendants from continuing tho nuisance, and claimed £250 damages. Mr A. Dunn appeared'for tho plaintiffs, and Mr C. F. Skevrett, K..C. (with him Mr T. C. A. Hislop), for the defendants. His Honor reserved his decision. PROBATES, ETC. On the motion of the solicitor to tho Public Trust Office his Honor Mr Justice Chapman has granted the 1 u-bno Trustee probate of the wills of the following intestate persons: Robert Henry Carmichael, late of Wellington, carpenter; Sydney Pope Stevens, late of Christchurch, retired postmaster; James Sanson, late of Darfiefcl, farmer; William Harpham, late of iapa--1 kura, farmer; William Hanna, lato of Westport, farmer; Agnes Parry, late of Christchurch; George Ross, late of Waihaorunga, shepherd. Probate of the wills of the following has been granted to the Public Trustee as the appointee of the executors: Ada Augusta late of Dunedin ; Mary Littler, tAte of Palmerston, settler; Francis GoolJeve, late of Dunedin, settler; Elizabeth' Lovy, late of Wanganui; Thomas L’Hren, late of Gisborne, settler; Maria Harding, fate of Christchurch, widow. , Administration has been granted in respect of the following deceased intestate persons: James Gibson, late of Te Aroha West, farmer; Charles Henry Parker, late of Titoki, farmer; William Nixon Seay, lato of Clydeyalo, farmer: Jane Lakin, late of Hokitika; Susan Wilks, late of Winchester; Henry Edward Whitla.w', late of Matakanui, hotelkeeper; James Fredm’ick Brundell, lato of Dunedin, plumber J Henry Fink, late of >Ve lingtoxi, storeman; Joe Kak, late of Blenheim, gardener; Matthew Henderson Bell, late of Eunanga, miner; Charles VF. Pope, late of Wanganui, assistant harbour master: Agnes Aloock, late of Ponsonby; John Bolls, lato of Thomas, labourer; William Haynes Lllis, late of Blackball, miner; Alice Anne Elliott, late of Runanga. Orders as under have been made by the court in respect of the following estates: M. Kelly, late of Pukake, farmer, order to sell realty; W. J. lay lor, late of Halkett, order to- lease realty; W. C. Wilson, late of Weilington, order to sell realty-